United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Lunar Orbiter 5
Launched
August 1, 1967
Image: USAF
Summary
Lunar Orbiter 5 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 1, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 411th launch, 39th this year and humanity's 732nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 47th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Lunar Orbit (LO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 47th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 8th this yearUnited States Air Force's 411th launch39th this yearhumanity's 732nd orbital launch attempt84th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Lunar Orbiter V · NORAD 2907 · left Earth orbit August 4, 1967
Agena D 6634 · left Earth orbit August 4, 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
9th launch from Space Launch Complex 13, 3rd this year · 207th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
21 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
89 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Lunar Orbiter 5 launch?
Lunar Orbiter 5 launched on August 1, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Lunar Orbiter 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Lunar Orbiter 5?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did Lunar Orbiter 5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Lunar Orbiter 5 going to?
Lunar Orbit (LO), a lunar exploration mission.
How many satellites did Lunar Orbiter 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).