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Orbital Sciences CorporationLaunch SuccessfulRobotic ExplorationMinotaur V
Launched 2013-09-07 03:27 UTCLaunch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Success
Reached Lunar Orbit
Worldwide
49th
orbital launch attempt in 2013
Orbital Sciences Corporation
3rd
launch this year
Launch Area 0 B
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
800 d
since the pad's previous launch
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.
Launches
72
Successful
65
90%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
23.9m
Diameter
2.4m
To low Earth orbit
1,735kg
Liftoff thrust
1,600kN
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