United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Lunar Orbiter 3
Launched
February 5, 1967
Image: USAF
Summary
Lunar Orbiter 3 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 5, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 379th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 658th orbital launch attempt. It was the 41st Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Lunar Orbit (LO). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3 Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Lunar Exploration · Lunar Orbit (LO)
- Milestone
- 41st Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 379th launch7th this yearhumanity's 658th orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload
- Lunar Orbiter III · NORAD 2666 · left Earth orbit February 8, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Lunar probe designed to photograph the surface of the Moon with a resolution down to 1 meter.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
7th launch from Space Launch Complex 13, 1st this year · 196th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
21 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
90 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Lunar Orbiter 3 launch?
Lunar Orbiter 3 launched on February 5, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Lunar Orbiter 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Lunar Orbiter 3?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did Lunar Orbiter 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Lunar Orbiter 3 going to?
Lunar Orbit (LO), a lunar exploration mission.
How many satellites did Lunar Orbiter 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).