1986–2000: Stations, Global Partnerships and Flagship Observatories
Clementine
Global lunar mapping; evidence consistent with polar ice.
Era 3 of 6 · full record in the catalog
- Launch
- year known only: 1994
- Lead / partner
- United States
- Target
- Moon
- Category
- Lunar orbiter
- Status
- Success
- Vehicle
- Titan II
- Mass
- 424 kg
- Orbit / trajectory
- Selenocentric
- Duration
- 115 days
Why it happened
Clementine flew during 1986–2000: Stations, Global Partnerships and Flagship Observatories, as part of United States's work toward moon. A sourced write-up of the context around this mission is still on the editorial queue; nothing here is invented to fill the gap.
The mission
The full narrative of this mission is pending research and writing. What is recorded so far: Global lunar mapping; evidence consistent with polar ice.
Results
Global lunar mapping; evidence consistent with polar ice.
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Sources & image credits
- Image credit: NASA · license: public-domain (source, checked 2026-08-23)
- Mission record: AntarikshPedia canonical dataset (data-sources/missions_timeline.md)
- Specifications reference: NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog