RocketAtlas V 401
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- June 18, 2009, 21:32
- Launch designation
- 2009-031
- Mission
- LRO
- Flight name
- LRO/LCROSS
- Vehicle flight ID
- AV-020
- Year
- Launches in 2009
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 167 km
- Initial apogee
- 200 km
- Inclination
- 28.5°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 2.8 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter | 2009-031ANORAD 35315 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Deep space | 1,916 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Jun 19, 2009 |
| LCROSS Shepherding S/C | 2009-031BNORAD 35316 | NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field | Deep space | 891 kg | Left for deep space attached to another object · Jun 19, 2009 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.