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Entry no.
2009-0244

LCROSS

LCROSS (NORAD 35316) impacted the Moon on 9 October 2009, 3 months after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
35316
International designator
2009-031B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 Jun 2009Cape Canaveral
Flight ended (UTC)
9 Oct 2009Recorded time 11:35 UTC
Time in orbit
3 months113 days
How it ended
Impacted the Moon
Final destination
The Moon
Mass
891 kg
Operator
ARC
Built by
NGAS
Bus
ESPA/EagleSat
Programme
NASA Lunar

Life in orbit

3 months

Also ended on 9 Oct 2009

2 entries
2009-0245ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B2009-0243COSMOS 2421 DEB

From the same launch

2009-031
2009-0245ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/BIn orbitLRO
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