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17 Years in Lunar Orbit: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

Name: 17 Years in Lunar Orbit: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)
Start: 2026-06-23T00:00:00-10:00
End: 2026-06-23T23:59:59-10:00
Location: Moon Orbit

Jun 23

NASA spacecraft reaches 17 full years in Moon orbit today; launched Jun 18, 2009, arrived at Moon 5 days later.

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Date: Jun 23
Event Category: Observation / Anniversary
Event Tags:2026
Website: https://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/

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Moon Orbit

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

17 Years in Lunar Orbit: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

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