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

Atlas LV-3C Centaur D

Status

Success

Date

30 MAY 1966

14:41

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 36A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

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

Rocket

Atlas LV-3C Centaur D

Mission Type

Lunar Exploration

Orbit

Lunar Impactor

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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.

Height

33 m

Diameter

3.05 m

Thrust

1,704 kN