Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lunar_Atmosphere_and_Dust_Environment_Explorer
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:LADEE
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:destroyedBy lunar impact
gptkbp:duration 160 days
gptkbp:endDate 2014-04-18
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer
gptkbp:launchDate 2013-09-07
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Wallops_Flight_Facility
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Minotaur_V
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkbp:mass 383 kg
gptkbp:missionType gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:notableAchievement first demonstration of laser communication from lunar orbit
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:payload gptkb:Lunar_Dust_Experiment
gptkb:Neutral_Mass_Spectrometer
Ultraviolet/Visible Spectrometer
gptkbp:powers 295 watts
gptkbp:primaryMission study lunar dust environment
study lunar exosphere
gptkbp:program NASA Lunar Quest Program
gptkbp:website http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ladee/main/index.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LADEE
gptkb:Total_Dust_Mass_Detector
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7