Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lunar_Reconnaissance_Orbiter
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Moon
gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:apogee 200 km
gptkbp:communication S-band and Ka-band radio
gptkbp:COSPAR_ID gptkb:2009-031A
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:duration ongoing
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:CRaTER_(Cosmic_Ray_Telescope_for_the_Effects_of_Radiation)
gptkb:Diviner_Lunar_Radiometer
gptkb:LAMP_(Lyman-Alpha_Mapping_Project)
gptkb:LEND_(Lunar_Exploration_Neutron_Detector)
gptkb:LOLA_(Lunar_Orbiter_Laser_Altimeter)
gptkb:LROC_(Lunar_Reconnaissance_Orbiter_Camera)
gptkb:Mini-RF_(Miniature_Radio_Frequency)
gptkbp:launchDate 2009-06-18
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_SLC-41
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Atlas_V_401
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:mass 1850 kg
gptkbp:missionType lunar reconnaissance
gptkbp:notableFinds evidence of water ice at lunar poles
high-resolution lunar topography
gptkbp:objective characterize lunar environment
identify safe landing sites
locate potential resources
study lunar radiation
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType lunar polar orbit
~2 hours
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Lunar_Precursor_Robotic_Program
gptkbp:perihelion 50 km
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:primaryMission mapping the Moon's surface
gptkbp:signature gptkb:Apollo_landing_sites
gptkb:lunar_craters
lunar poles
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:website https://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Deep_Space_Network
gptkb:the_Moon
gptkb:Lunar_Reconnaissance_Orbiter_program
gptkb:Maria_Zuber
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter