1998 · Lockheed Martin
Lunar Prospector
successAthena II | Lunar Prospector
Lunar Prospector was a small spin stabilized lunar orbiter. Using its Gamma Ray Spectrometer (GRS), it collected a large amount of scientific data that helps researchers understand the chemical composition of the lunar surface.
Overview
- Date / time
- January 7, 1998 at 02:28 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 46
- Mission
- Lunar Prospector
- Mission type
- Robotic Exploration
- Orbit achieved
- Lunar Orbit