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Athena II | Lunar Prospector
Lockheed MartinSpace Launch Complex 46 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- Lunar Prospector
- Type
- Robotic Exploration
- Target orbit
- Lunar Orbit (LO)
Lunar Prospector was a small spin stabilized lunar orbiter. Using its Gamma Ray Spectrometer (GRS), it collected a large amount of scientific data that helps researchers understand the chemical composition of the lunar surface.
schedule
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vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Athena II
- Family
- Athena
- Variant
- II
- Provider
- Lockheed Martin
- Type
- Commercial
- Country
- USA
launch site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 46
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country
- USA
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 28.4584, -80.5284