United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3C Centaur DLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Surveyor 2
Launched
September 20, 1966
Image: NASA/LeRC
Summary
Surveyor 2 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3C Centaur D from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 20, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 351st launch, 52nd this year and humanity's 611th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Atlas LV-3C Centaur D flight and the 3rd 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
- 4th Atlas LV-3C Centaur D flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 351st launch52nd this yearhumanity's 611th orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Surveyor 2 · NORAD 2425 · left Earth orbit September 22, 1966
Centaur AC-7 · left Earth orbit September 22, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Lunar probe lost due to the failure of a vernier engine during a midcourse correction maneuver which sent the spacecraft in an unrecoverable tumble.
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
6th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 2nd this year · 184th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
112 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Surveyor 2 launch?
Surveyor 2 launched on September 20, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Surveyor 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Surveyor 2?
Atlas LV-3C Centaur D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3C Centaur D spec sheet
Where did Surveyor 2 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Surveyor 2 going to?
Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor), a lunar exploration mission.
How many satellites did Surveyor 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).