Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is a robotic lunar orbiter that maps the Moon in high resolution, characterizes its environment, and supports safe landing-site and exploration planning.
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Identity
- Aliases
- LROLunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft
- Family Name
- Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
- Full Name
- Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiter
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is a robotic lunar orbiter that maps the Moon in high resolution, characterizes its environment, and supports safe landing-site and exploration planning.
- First Flight Year
- 2,009
- Last Flight Year
- 2,009
- Manufacturer
- Operator
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/lro/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 31, 2026 at 04:57:50 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 31, 2026 at 04:57:50 UTC
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