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Lunar Prospector at Separation

Target Name:  Moon
Spacecraft:  Lunar Prospector
Produced by:  NASA
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A little over an hour after Prospector has been launched, the translunar injection stage (or kick motor) will fire, separating it from the spacecraft. At this point, the mission timeline officially begins, and power is turned on to all systems except the instruments.

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