Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
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| Launch date | June 18, 2009 |
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| Orbital period | 2 hours |
| Orbit height | 50 km |
| Speed on orbit | 1. 6 km/s |
| Cost | 504 million USD (2009) |
| Did you know | LCROSS was launched with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) on June 18, 2009. |
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| ID | 814761 |
About Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is a NASA robotic spacecraft currently orbiting the Moon in an eccentric polar mapping orbit. Data collected by LRO has been described as essential for planning NASA's future human and robotic missions to the Moon.
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Photos
