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The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) was a robotic spacecraft operated by NASA. The mission was conceived as a low-cost means of determining the nature of hydrogen detected at the polar regions of the Moon. Launched immediately after discovery of lunar water by Chandrayaan-1, the main LCROSS mission objective was to further explore…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCROSS | Bus | Eagle-0 | 1.00 | infobox |
| LCROSS | Contractor | United Launch Alliance | 1.00 | infobox |
| LCROSS | COSPAR ID | 2009-031B | 1.00 | infobox |
| LCROSS | Impact date | October 9, 2009, 11:37 (2009-10-09UTC11:38Z) UTC | 1.00 | infobox |
| LCROSS | Launch date | June 18, 2009, 21:32:00 (2009-06-18UTC21:32Z) UTC | 1.00 | infobox |
| LCROSS | Launch mass | Shepherding Spacecraft: 621 kilograms (1,369 lb) Centaur: 2,249 kilograms (4,958 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| LCROSS | Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | 1.00 | infobox |
| LCROSS | Manufacturer | Northrop Grumman | 1.00 | infobox |
| LCROSS | Mission duration | Launch to last impact: 3 mo., 20 days, 14 hrs., 5 min. | 1.00 | infobox |
| LCROSS | Mission type | Lunar impactor | 1.00 | infobox |
| LCROSS | Operator | NASA / ARC | 1.00 | infobox |
| LCROSS | Period | 37 days | 1.00 | infobox |
| LCROSS | Reference system | Geocentric | 1.00 | infobox |
| LCROSS | Regime | High Earth | 1.00 | infobox |
| LCROSS | Rocket | Atlas V 401 | 1.00 | infobox |
| LCROSS | SATCAT no. | 35316 | 1.00 | infobox |
| LCROSS | Website | NASA - LCROSS | 1.00 | infobox |
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