LADEE

Mission

LADEE

Type: Robotic Exploration

NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE, pronounced like "laddie") was a robotic mission that orbited the moon to gather detailed information about the lunar atmosphere, conditions near the surface and environmental influences on lunar dust.

Location

Launch Area 0 B

Wallops Island, Virginia, USA

20 launches have been at this location.

Rocket

Minotaur V

Length: 23.9 meters
Diameter: 2.35 meters
First Launched: December 4, 2020

The Minotaur V rocket has been launched a total of 1 times with 1 successful and 0 failed launches.

Agency

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Type: Commercial
Abbreviation: OSC
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Country: USA