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Goddard TV Video Tape: G2007-065AHD -- LRO Resource Tape

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The Autonomous Star Trackers provide attitude data and motion rate of the satellite. They are based on a radiation hardened design and proprietary algorithms that ensure accurate and robust 3-axes attitude determination. These same instruments most recently flew onboard NASA's Messenger and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter missions. For complete transcript, click here . Star Trackers Light the Way
LRO will be launched via an Atlas V 401 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It will take approximately four days for the satellite to travel to and then enter the moon's orbit. This video is from the launch of the MOR Mission. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter or LRO will give scientists more information about the structure of the Moon's interior; the types of rock found there, events that shaped it, and the conditions that exist at the surface. The Atlas V Rocket Is Readied
This extended conceptual animation shows the LRO launch, deployment, and mission. LRO will travel with a secondary payload called Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS). The second half of the animation focuses on the LCROSS mission. LRO/LCROSS Launch, Deploy, and Mission Animation
A 30 Foot Cable for Laser Ranging This fiber optic cable attaches to the back of the Laser Ranging Telescope at the end of the High Gain Antenna boom. It actually has three segments that connect to each other. The first two segments are used to transfer the lights from the back of the telescope to the bottom of the boom. The third segment is used to transfer the light from the bottom of the boom to the LOLA instrument. This cable was carefully handmade at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD. Assembly of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)