United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3C Centaur DLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Surveyor 3
Launched
April 17, 1967
Summary
Surveyor 3 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3C Centaur D from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 17, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 389th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 687th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Atlas LV-3C Centaur D flight and the 1st 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
- 6th Atlas LV-3C Centaur D flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 389th launch17th this yearhumanity's 687th orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Surveyor 3 · NORAD 2756 · left Earth orbit April 17, 1967
Centaur D AC-12 · left Earth orbit April 20, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Lunar probe which successfully landed on the surface on April 20. It transmitted 6,300 photos and was visited by the crew of Apollo 12 which returned parts to Earth.
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
4th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 200th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
172 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Surveyor 3 launch?
Surveyor 3 launched on April 17, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Surveyor 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Surveyor 3?
Atlas LV-3C Centaur D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3C Centaur D spec sheet
Where did Surveyor 3 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Surveyor 3 going to?
Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor), a lunar exploration mission.
How many satellites did Surveyor 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).