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LADEE

LADEE was the individual spacecraft that entered lunar orbit, surveyed the exosphere and dust environment, demonstrated lunar laser communications, and then intentionally impacted the Moon.

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Identity

Aliases: Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment ExplorerLADEE spacecraft
Name: LADEE
Status: destroyed

Details

Description: LADEE was the individual spacecraft that entered lunar orbit, surveyed the exosphere and dust environment, demonstrated lunar laser communications, and then intentionally impacted the Moon.
First Flight Date: 2013-09-07
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Official Url: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/ladee/

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Creation Time: July 31, 2026 at 05:35:26 UTC
Updated Time: August 22, 2026 at 04:18:25 UTC
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Last Flight Date: 2014-04-18
Vehicle Code: LADEE

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