| Geostationary orbit (3) |  |
| Geosynchronous orbit (5) | |
| Lunar orbit (3) | |
| Orbit (178) | |
| Geostationary orbit (3) | |
| Geosynchronous orbit (5) | |
| Lunar orbit (3) | |
| Orbit (178) | |
or so of LADEE's planned four months in lunar orbit but a follow-on mission called LCRD will test laser links from Earth orbit for two years beginning in 2017.
LLCD also demonstrated a data-upload speed of 20 Mbps on a laser beam transmitted from a ground station in New mexico to the LADEE spacecraft in lunar orbit;
However, the craft lacked fuel to maintain a long-term lunar orbit or continue science operations and was sent intentionally into the lunar surface,
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