LAUNCH MISSION

USAF Atlas LV-3C Centaur D Surveyor 1

Name: USAF Atlas LV-3C Centaur D Surveyor 1
Start: 1966-05-30T14:41:01.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 36A

Status

Success

DATE

30 MAY 1966

LAUNCH PROVIDER

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 36A

Description

Lunar probe which successfully landed on the surface on June 2 from where it transmitted 11,237 photos.

Atlas LV-3C Centaur D

Rocket Description

The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

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