LRO/LCROSSAtlas V 401United Launch Alliance Launch Status Success Thu ยท Jun 18th, 2009 1:32 PM EDT MissionLRO/LCROSSType: Planetary ScienceLRO is the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter for NASA. Used to map the moon to identify safe landing sites, locating potential resources, characterizing the radiation environment and demonstrating new technologies. The LCROSS is the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, also for NASA. A low cost satellite in order to confirm the existance of water in the southern lunar crater, Cabeus. LocationSpace Launch Complex 41Cape Canaveral, FL, USA215 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA. RocketAtlas V 401Length: 58.3 meters Diameter: 3.8 meters First Launch: August 21, 2002An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.The Atlas V 401 rocket has been launched a total of 34 times with 34 successful and 0 failed launches. AgencyUnited Launch AllianceType: Commercial Abbreviation: ULA Administration: CEO: Tory Bruno Founded: 2006 Launchers: Atlas | Delta IV | Vulcan Spacecraft: CST-100 Starliner Country: USAUnited Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg. View Rocket Launch Schedule