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LCROSS

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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Bus
Eagle-0
Contractor
United Launch Alliance
COSPAR ID
2009-031B
Impact date
October 9, 2009, 11:37 (2009-10-09UTC11:38Z) UTC
Launch date
June 18, 2009, 21:32:00 (2009-06-18UTC21:32Z) UTC
Launch mass
Shepherding Spacecraft: 621 kilograms (1,369 lb) Centaur: 2,249 kilograms (4,958 lb)

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LCROSS

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Edges56
Triples185
Avg. degree1.96
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related to Awards · 60
LCROSS → Annual Engineering Council, Aviation Week, Aviation Week Laureate Award, Award, Bob Barber, Breakthrough Award, Category, CDR, Chief Engineer2010, Corporate, Dan Andrews, Darin Foreman, Distinguished Engineering Project Achievement, Engineering, Excellence, Exceptional Achievement, Exceptional Achievement Medal, Group Achievement, ILEWG International Lunar Exploration, Jack' Swigert Jr
related to External resources · 33
LCROSS → Analysis, Anthony Colaprete's, Bibcode, Colaprete, CRater Observation, Dan Andrews, Detection, Find Water, Flight Director's Blog, Guide, LCROSS Ejecta Plume, LCROSS Lunar Impact, LCROSS Lunar Impactor, Lessons Learned, Lunar CRater Observation, Moon, NASA, NASA Ames Research Center, NASA LCROSS Program Director, PDF
related to Spacecraft · 26
LCROSS → After, Also, Ames, ARC, Band, Centaur, Critical Design Review, Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation, EELV, ESPA, Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle, February, January, LRO, Mission Confirmation Review, Mounted, NASA Ames Research Center, NASA's ARC, Northrop Grumman, Secondary Payload Adapter
related to Mission · 17
LCROSS → American, Atlas, Cape Canaveral, Centaur, Delta II, Earth, EDT, Florida, It, June, LCROSS's, LRO, NASA, On June, The LCROSS, UTC, Walter Cronkite
related to Imagery · 13
LCROSS → An, Another, Centaur, LCROSS Centaur, LCROSS Shepherding SpacecraftMid, Lunar Crater Observation, Moon, Near, One, Satellite Tool Kit, Sensing Satellite, STK, This
related to Presence of water · 10
LCROSS → Additional, Analysis, As, Evidence, LCROSS Centaur, Moon's, NASA, November, On August, On November
related to Instruments · 6
LCROSS → Because, DHU, LCROSS Mission Control, NASA's ARC, The, The LCROSS Shepherding Spacecraft
Bus · 1
LCROSS → Eagle-0
Contractor · 1
LCROSS → United Launch Alliance
COSPAR ID · 1
LCROSS → 2009-031B

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impact spacecraft mission lunar centaur water crater nasa plume moon shepherding 2009 lro launch data utc science satellite payload cabeus

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
LCROSSBusEagle-01.00infobox
LCROSSContractorUnited Launch Alliance1.00infobox
LCROSSCOSPAR ID2009-031B1.00infobox
LCROSSImpact dateOctober 9, 2009, 11:37 (2009-10-09UTC11:38Z) UTC1.00infobox
LCROSSLaunch dateJune 18, 2009, 21:32:00 (2009-06-18UTC21:32Z) UTC1.00infobox
LCROSSLaunch massShepherding Spacecraft: 621 kilograms (1,369 lb) Centaur: 2,249 kilograms (4,958 lb)1.00infobox
LCROSSLaunch siteCape Canaveral SLC-411.00infobox
LCROSSManufacturerNorthrop Grumman1.00infobox
LCROSSMission durationLaunch to last impact: 3 mo., 20 days, 14 hrs., 5 min.1.00infobox
LCROSSMission typeLunar impactor1.00infobox
LCROSSOperatorNASA / ARC1.00infobox
LCROSSPeriod37 days1.00infobox
LCROSSReference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
LCROSSRegimeHigh Earth1.00infobox
LCROSSRocketAtlas V 4011.00infobox
LCROSSSATCAT no.353161.00infobox
LCROSSWebsiteNASA - LCROSS1.00infobox

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