section_path: Late 20th century–21st century uncrewed crash landings/LADEE (U.S.)
section_name: LADEE (U.S.)
paragraph_text: LADEE (U.S.)
  
  LADEE was launched on 7 September 2013. The mission ended on 18 April 2014, when the spacecraft's controllers intentionally crashed LADEE into the far side of the Moon, which, later, was determined to be near the eastern rim of Sundman V crater.