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LCROSS Centaur Separation

Image of the Centaur separation as viewed from the infrared camera.
Credit: NASA
LCROSS Centaur Separation occurred at 9:50 p.m. EDT (6:50 p.m. PDT), Oct. 8. After separation, the spacecraft performed a 180 degree pitch maneuver (turning around) to reorient the LCROSS science payload towards the receding Centaur.
Centaur Separation
10.08.09

Image of the centaur separation as viewed from the mid infrared camera.
Credit: NASA
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Image of the centaur separation as viewed from the mid infrared camera.
Credit: NASA
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STK (satellite toolkit) image of the LCROSS spacecraft after centaur separation.
Credit: NASA
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Image of the Centaur separation as viewed from the infrared camera.
Credit: NASA
LCROSS Centaur Separation occurred at 9:50 p.m. EDT (6:50 p.m. PDT), Oct. 8. After separation, the spacecraft performed a 180 degree pitch maneuver (turning around) to reorient the LCROSS science payload towards the receding Centaur.
Centaur Separation
10.08.09

Image of the centaur separation as viewed from the mid infrared camera.
Credit: NASA
Click for full resolution.

Image of the centaur separation as viewed from the mid infrared camera.
Credit: NASA
Click for full resolution.

STK (satellite toolkit) image of the LCROSS spacecraft after centaur separation.
Credit: NASA
Click for full resolution.
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