Name: Surveyor Mass Model — Atlas LV-3C Centaur
Start: 1964-12-11T14:25:02Z
End: 1964-12-11T14:25:02Z
Location: Launch Complex 36A

Question 1

What rocket is launching Surveyor Mass Model?

Accepted Answer

Surveyor Mass Model is launching on the Atlas LV-3C Centaur.

Question 2

Who is launching Surveyor Mass Model?

Accepted Answer

Surveyor Mass Model is being launched by United States Air Force, a government launch provider founded in 1947.

Question 3

Where is Surveyor Mass Model launching from?

Accepted Answer

Surveyor Mass Model is launching from Launch Complex 36A at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

Question 4

What orbit is Surveyor Mass Model heading to?

Accepted Answer

Surveyor Mass Model is heading to Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

Question 5

Is the Atlas LV-3C Centaur reusable?

Accepted Answer

No — the Atlas LV-3C Centaur is an expendable launch vehicle.

Question 6

How many times has the Atlas LV-3C Centaur flown?

Accepted Answer

The Atlas LV-3C Centaur has launched 4 times to date, with 2 successful flights.

Question 7

What is the Surveyor Mass Model mission?

Accepted Answer

Surveyor-Model was a dummy mass onbaord of Centaur AC-4, launched on 11 December 1964, which was to test the closed loop Honeywell guidance system and perform the first restart of cryogenic RL10A-3 engines in space.

Question 8

Where is Cape Canaveral Space Force Station?

Accepted Answer

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station sits on Florida's Atlantic coast, on the Eastern Range run by the U.S. Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45. It is the United States' busiest launch site and has been America's gateway to orbit since the 1950s.

Question 9

Which rockets launch from Cape Canaveral?

Accepted Answer

SpaceX flies Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40, and United Launch Alliance flies the Vulcan Centaur (and the retiring Atlas V) from Space Launch Complex 41.

Question 10

Is Cape Canaveral the same as the Kennedy Space Center?

Accepted Answer

No. Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA's Kennedy Space Center are separate, neighbouring sites — Kennedy is on Merritt Island just to the north. Together they make up Florida's 'Space Coast'.

Question 11

Why do rockets launch from Cape Canaveral?

Accepted Answer

Its pads sit on the Eastern Range, letting rockets fly east out over the Atlantic toward the equatorial and geostationary orbits most commercial and national-security payloads need, away from populated land.

Question 12

Can you watch a launch from Cape Canaveral?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the Space Coast is one of the easiest places in the world to watch a launch from public land. Popular free spots include Playalinda Beach, Space View Park in Titusville, and Jetty Park at Port Canaveral.

Surveyor Mass Model

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Mission details

Launch Window

Launch Complex 36A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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