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1999-0259

LUNAR PROSPECTOR

LUNAR PROSPECTOR (NORAD 25131) impacted the Moon on 31 July 1999, 1 year, 6 months after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
25131
International designator
1998-001A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 Jan 1998Cape Canaveral
Flight ended (UTC)
31 Jul 1999Recorded time 09:52 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 6 months570 days
How it ended
Impacted the Moon
Final destination
The Moon
Mass
296 kg
Operator
ARC
Built by
LMMS/Sunnyvale
Bus
LM100
Programme
Discovery

Life in orbit

1 year, 6 months

Also ended on 31 Jul 1999

2 entries
1999-0260SL-14 DEB1999-0261MIR DEB

From the same launch

1998-001
1998-0007ATHENA 2 R/B(OAM)
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