Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Launch, Launch through Orbit Discussion |
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Launch, Launch through Orbit Discussion |
Jun 12 2009, 09:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1018 Joined: 29-November 05 From: Seattle, WA, USA Member No.: 590 |
Since the LRO passed its Mission Rehersal today and is on track to launch on Wednesday next week, it seems like a good time to start a thread about the launch.
http://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/launch.html From the link above, there will be a pre-launch webcast on Tuesday morning. The launch is scheduled for 3:51 PM EDT (12:51 PDT) which is 1951 GMT Wednesday June 17. [Corrected -- thanks Gsnorgathon!] When it actually starts sending back pictures, someone should probably start a separate thread, but I think it makes sense to have the launch discussion separate from both the Development and the Cool Pictures threads. --Greg |
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Jun 20 2009, 10:59 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10229 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
We don't know exactly where it is - that's why i'm looking forward to it. There is no doubt about where the Apollos and most Surveyors are, but the Lunas are not precisely located. Luna 9 and 13 will be very hard to find, with tens of images needed to cover the uncertainty ellipses. And if they are imaged, they may not be very easy to identify among the rocks. But for Lunokhod 1, there is a candidate site about 5 km from the tracking position which might be it. Only one or a few images would be needed to search for it.
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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