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Lunar Prospector

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Launch Details

Date: 7 Jan 1998, 02:28 am UTC

Rocket: Athena II (Athena)

Provider: Lockheed Martin

Mission

Type: Robotic Exploration

Orbit: Lunar Orbit

Pad: Space Launch Complex 46, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Description

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.