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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

In orbit

Facts last verified against primary sources on 2026-10-10

Facts

Operator
NASA
Country
US
Type
orbiter
Launch
2009-06-18 21:32 UTC
Arrival at the Moon
2009-06-23 09:43 UTC

Position

Latitude

13.05°N

Longitude

104.85°W

Altitude

83 km

At

09:36Z

predicted for 2026-10-19 09:36Z from JPL Horizons (LRO_merged), fetched 2026-10-19 03:37Z. Altitude is above the 1,737.4 km reference sphere, not the local terrain.

Timeline

  1. 2009-06-18 21:32 UTCLaunch (Atlas V 401 with LCROSS)
  2. 2009-06-23 09:43 UTCLunar orbit insertion

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