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LCROSS

Spacecraft
The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite was a robotic spacecraft operated by NASA. The mission was conceived as a low-cost means of determining the nature of hydrogen detected at the polar regions of the Moon. Wikipedia
Launch date: June 18, 2009 at 5:32 PM EDT
Cost: 583 million USD
Max speed: 5,400 mph
Bus: Eagle-0
Impact date: October 9, 2009, 11:37 UTC
Launch mass: Shepherding Spacecraft: 621 kilograms (1,369 lb); Centaur: 2,249 kilograms (4,958 lb)