LADEE

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

03:27:00

Saturday September 7, 2013

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

Launch Notes

The first launch of Minotaur V.

LADEE

Wiki

During its seven-month mission, LADEE orbited around the Moon's equator, using its instruments to study the lunar exosphere and dust in the Moon's vicinity. Instruments included a dust detector, neutral mass spectrometer, and ultraviolet-visible spectrometer, as well as a technology demonstration consisting of a laser communications terminal.

Highly Elliptical Orbit

1 Payload

383 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Minotaur V

Active Since 2013

Northrop Grumman logo

Agency

Northrop

Price

$55.00 million

Rocket

Height: 24.56m

Payload to Orbit

GTO: 532 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,224 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 2.34m

Height: 6.4m

Stages

5

Launch Site

LP-0B

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Fastest Turnaround

73 days 21 hours

Stats

Minotaur V


1st

Mission

1st

Mission of 2013

2013


49th

Orbital launch attempt