United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3C CentaurLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Surveyor 5
Launched
September 8, 1967
Image: US Air Force
Summary
Surveyor 5 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3C Centaur from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 8, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 416th launch, 44th this year and humanity's 742nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Atlas SLV-3C Centaur flight. 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 SLV-3C Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Lunar Exploration · Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor)
- Milestone
- 1st Atlas SLV-3C Centaur flightUnited States Air Force's 416th launch44th this yearhumanity's 742nd orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Surveyor 5 · NORAD 2937 · left Earth orbit September 10, 1967
Centaur D AC-13 · left Earth orbit September 10, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Lunar probe which successfully landed on September 11. It transmitted 19,000 pictures.
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
5th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 2nd this year · 209th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
144 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Surveyor 5 launch?
Surveyor 5 launched on September 8, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Surveyor 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Surveyor 5?
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3C Centaur spec sheet
Where did Surveyor 5 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Surveyor 5 going to?
Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor), a lunar exploration mission.
How many satellites did Surveyor 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).