Instrument Host Information
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urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument_host:spacecraft.lro::1.3
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| NAME |
LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER
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Spacecraft
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| DESCRIPTION |
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) was launch along with its companion spacecraft, the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), into a direct insertion trajectory to the Moon. It orbits the Moon in a polar orbit.
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| REFERENCES |
Chin, G., et al., Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Overview: The Instrument Suite and Mission, Space Sci. Rev. 129:391-419, 2007.
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