Orion 19

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Orion 19 & Altair 4
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Mission name	Orion 19 & Altair 4
Command Module	Orion 19
Lunar Module	Altair 4
Launch pad	Launch Pad 39B
Launch date	June 2020
Orbital altitude	~65 nautical miles (~105 km) in lunar orbit
Orbital inclination	~0 to 30 degrees
Distance traveled	TBD
Related missions
Previous mission Next mission Orion 17 & Altair 3 (lunar) Orion 18 (ISS) Orion 20 (ISS) Orion 21 (lunar?)

Orion 19 is the current name of a manned NASA lunar landing mission, the third Constellation lunar landing and the ninth human lunar landing by NASA.^[1][2] A landing site has not yet been chosen, but it is likely to be at either the lunar north or south pole, where NASA has decided to build a Lunar outpost, as announced on December 4, 2006.^[3]

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• List of Constellation missions

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