United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3C Centaur DLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Surveyor 1
Launched
May 30, 1966
Image: NASA
Summary
Surveyor 1 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3C Centaur D from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 30, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 326th launch, 27th this year and humanity's 569th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Atlas LV-3C Centaur D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas LV-3C Centaur D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Lunar Exploration · Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor)
- Milestone
- 3rd Atlas LV-3C Centaur D flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 326th launch27th this yearhumanity's 569th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Surveyor 1 · NORAD 2185 · left Earth orbit June 2, 1966
Centaur AC-10 · left Earth orbit June 2, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Lunar probe which successfully landed on the surface on June 2 from where it transmitted 11,237 photos.
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
5th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 1st this year · 169th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
454 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Surveyor 1 launch?
Surveyor 1 launched on May 30, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Surveyor 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Surveyor 1?
Atlas LV-3C Centaur D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3C Centaur D spec sheet
Where did Surveyor 1 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Surveyor 1 going to?
Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor), a lunar exploration mission.
How many satellites did Surveyor 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).