LADEE spacecraft

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:analyzes ongoing after mission completion
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:NASA_Langley_Research_Center
gptkb:MIT
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:collection collected data on lunar dust and atmosphere
gptkbp:communicationEquipment laser communication system
gptkbp:dataTransmission up to 622 megabits per second
gptkbp:dataUsage over 100 gigabytes
gptkbp:design based on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
gptkbp:fuelType monomethylhydrazine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LADEE spacecraft
gptkbp:impact enhanced understanding of lunar environment
gptkbp:launchDate September 6, 2013
gptkbp:launched NASA
September 2013
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Wallops_Flight_Facility
385 kg
gptkbp:launchVehicle Minotaur V
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for future lunar missions
gptkbp:mission lunar exploration
lunar orbit
gptkbp:missions gptkb:NASA's_Science_Mission_Directorate
approximately 6 months
April 2014
gptkbp:operationalStatus completed
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:primaryMission study the lunar atmosphere
gptkbp:project gptkb:David_L._Smith
G._Scott_W._McCauley
gptkbp:propulsion bi-propellant propulsion system
gptkbp:publications numerous scientific papers published
gptkbp:scientificName Lunar Dust Experiment
Ultraviolet Spectrometer
understand the lunar exosphere
confirmed presence of a thin lunar atmosphere
demonstrated advanced communication technologies
detected dust particles in the lunar exosphere
observed variations in the lunar atmosphere
provided data on lunar dust behavior
test new communication technologies
investigate the impact of lunar dust on future missions
Lunar_Laser_Communications_Demonstration
Neutral_Mass_Spectrometer
gptkbp:secondaryMission April 17, 2014
gptkbp:sequel 100 km above the lunar surface
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Artemis_program
gptkbp:tourism gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:weight 385 kg