LADEE (39246)

COSPAR: 2013-047A | Alt Name: LADEE

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

September 7, 2013

Launch Site

WLPIS

Launch Pad

Pad 0B

Launch Vehicle

Minotaur V

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

39246

International Designator

2013-047A

Decay Date

4/18/2014

Basic Satellite Info

Name

LADEE

Alternative Name

LADEE

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

ARC

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

N/A

Summary

The LADEE (Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer) satellite, identified by NORAD CAT ID 39246, was launched on September 7, 2013, from the Wallops Flight Facility (WLPIS), Pad 0B, using a Minotaur V launch vehicle. The spacecraft is owned and manufactured by ARC and operates as a lunar orbiter with a modular common spacecraft bus configuration. LADEE measures 2.4 meters in length and has a diameter of 1.9 meters, with a dry mass of 248 kilograms and a launch mass of 383 kilograms. It is equipped with UVLS, NMS, LDE, and LLCD equipment for its mission objectives. The satellite's power is provided by solar cells and batteries, and it was designed to operate for approximately 160 days in orbit around the Moon.

Physical Characteristics

Length

2.4

Diameter

1.9

Span

2.4

Dry Mass

248

Launch Mass

383

Shape

Cyl Oct tapered

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

LADEE

Purpose

Lunar orbiter

Mission

Lunar orbiter

Manufacturer

ARC

Life Expectancy

160 days

Bus

MCSB

Configuration

Modular Common Spacecraft Bus (MCSB)

Motor

R-4D-15

Equipment

UVLS, NMS, LDE, LLCD

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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