LADEE orbited the Moon to gather detailed information about the lunar atmosphere, conditions near the surface, and environmental influences on lunar dust.Mission Duration: September 2013 – April 2014Operating Network: Deep Space Network, Near Earth Network, Space Network
LADEE orbited the Moon to gather detailed information about the lunar atmosphere, conditions near the surface, and environmental influences on lunar dust. As a technology demonstration, LADEE carried the Lunar Laser Communications Demonstration (LLCD). LLCD used lasers instead of radio waves to transmit data to earth at broadband speed.
Mission Duration: September 2013 – April 2014Operating Network: Deep Space Network, Near Earth Network, Space Network*
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* Editor’s Note: As of October 2020, the Near Earth Network and the Space Network have aggregated into the Near Space Network.