United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3C CentaurLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Surveyor 6
Launched
November 7, 1967
Image: US Air Force
Summary
Surveyor 6 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3C Centaur from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 7, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 427th launch, 55th this year and humanity's 772nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd 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
- 2nd Atlas SLV-3C Centaur flightUnited States Air Force's 427th launch55th this yearhumanity's 772nd orbital launch attempt124th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Surveyor 6 · NORAD 3031 · left Earth orbit November 9, 1967
Centaur D AC-14 · left Earth orbit November 9, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Lunar probe which successfully landed on November 10. It transmitted 30,027 pictures.
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
6th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 3rd this year · 213th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
59 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Surveyor 6 launch?
Surveyor 6 launched on November 7, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Surveyor 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Surveyor 6?
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3C Centaur spec sheet
Where did Surveyor 6 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Surveyor 6 going to?
Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor), a lunar exploration mission.
How many satellites did Surveyor 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).