Success
Surveyor 2
Lunar Exploration
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Atlas LV-3C Centaur D
Lunar Impactororbit
Lunar probe lost due to the failure of a vernier engine during a midcourse correction maneuver which sent the spacecraft in an unrecoverable tumble.
Tuesday, September 20, 1966 at 12:32 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#611
USAF Mission
#351
Pad Launch
#6
Location Launch
#184
Designator
1966-084
Launch Window
NET
Sep 20, 1966, 12:32 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Sep 20, 1966, 8:32 AM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778
Atlas LV-3C Centaur D Specs
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.
Length
33 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Thrust
1,704 kN
GTO Capacity
1,800 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1965
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 5d
Total Launches
7
Successful
7
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
7
Maiden flight: Aug 11, 1965
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Founded
1947
Administrator
Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Total Launches
1,078
Successful
972
Failed
106
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
68