Success
Surveyor Mass Model
Test Flight
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Atlas LV-3C Centaur
LEOorbit
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.
Friday, December 11, 1964 at 2:25 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#388
USAF Mission
#227
Pad Launch
#3
Location Launch
#125
Designator
1964-082
Launch Window
NET
Dec 11, 1964, 2:25 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
Dec 11, 1964, 9:25 AM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778
Atlas LV-3C Centaur 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
1962
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 20d
Total Launches
4
Successful
2
Failed
2
Consecutive Success
0
Maiden flight: May 8, 1962
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