LCROSS Shepherding Spacecraft

Flew through the Centaur plume, then impacted.

Coordinates

-84.72, -49.61 (positive-east)

Era

B (1990-2019)

Parent mission

LCROSS

Role

impactor

Operator

NASA

Nation

USA

Launched (UTC)

2009-06-18

Reached Moon (UTC)

2009-10-09 impact

Event type

impactor

Outcome

success

Site

Cabeus crater

Coordinate note

CONTESTED: source-variant coords

Left on surface

spacecraft debris

Returned material

none

Current status

impacted

Operational status (derived)

inactive

Source grade

primary

Primary source