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Atlas Centaur D | Surveyor 2

Name: Atlas Centaur D | Surveyor 2
Start: 1966-09-20T12:32:00.000Z
End: 1966-09-20T12:32:00.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

September 20, 1966 at 12:32 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission imagery · Atlas LV-3C Centaur D

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September 20, 1966 at 12:32 PM UTC

Status: Launch Successful · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

Launch Complex 36A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4706, -80.5422

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Rocket: Atlas LV-3C Centaur D
Launch site: Launch Complex 36A
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: September 20, 1966 at 12:32 PM UTC
Window closes: September 20, 1966 at 12:32 PM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 5:40 PM UTC

Mission description

Lunar probe lost due to the failure of a vernier engine during a midcourse correction maneuver which sent the spacecraft in an unrecoverable tumble.

Vehicle

Atlas LV-3C Centaur D

Atlas · Centaur D

Height

33 m

Diameter

3.05 m

LEO capacity

0 kg

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Launch complex

Launch Complex 36A

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.

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