Centaur Separation

Impacts into Cabeus in approximately 12 hours. Impact of the Centaur is currently scheduled for 4:31:19 a.m. PDT followed closely by the impact of the LCROSS Shepherding Spacecraft at 4:35:45 a.m. PDT. These times may change slightly after the LCROSS Navigation team has reviewed the separation and breaking burn data. The final times will be known around 2 a.m. PDT Oct 9th and will be posted here. At impact minus 12 hrs, LCROSS is approximately 29,879 miles (48,086 km) from the moon traveling at 2,691 miles per hour (MPH) or 1.20 kilometers per second (km/s).