USAF Atlas LV-3C Centaur D Surveyor-SD 2

Name: USAF Atlas LV-3C Centaur D Surveyor-SD 2
Start: 1965-08-11T14:31:04.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 36B

Atlas LV-3C Centaur D

Status

Success

Date

11 AUG 1965

14:31

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

Surveyor-SD was a series of two simulated Surveyor-payloads launched during the development of the Atlas Centaur launch vehicle.

Rocket

Atlas LV-3C Centaur D

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Elliptical Orbit

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