Launch vehicle
Minotaur V
- Height
- 23.9 m
- Diameter
- 2.35 m
- Stages
- 5
- Recorded launches
- 1
- First flight
- 2013-09-07
Orbital Sciences CorporationLaunch Successful
LADEE
Minotaur V
Historical mission record
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEWallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Mission
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.
- Launch vehicle
- Minotaur V
- Mission type
- Robotic Exploration
- Destination orbit
- Lunar Orbit
- Launch pad
- Launch Area 0 B
- Provider
- Orbital Sciences Corporation
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Recorded timing
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Launch site & orbit
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
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Launch site
DestinationLunar Orbit
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