United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3C CentaurLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Surveyor 7
Launched
January 7, 1968
Image: US Air Force
Summary
Surveyor 7 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3C Centaur from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 7, 1968. It was United States Air Force's 434th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 789th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Atlas SLV-3C Centaur 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 SLV-3C Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Lunar Exploration · Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor)
- Milestone
- 3rd Atlas SLV-3C Centaur flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 434th launch1st this yearhumanity's 789th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Surveyor 7 · NORAD 3091 · left Earth orbit January 9, 1968
Centaur AC-15 · left Earth orbit January 9, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Lunar probe which successfully landed on January 10.
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
8th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 1st this year · 215th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
176 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Surveyor 7 launch?
Surveyor 7 launched on January 7, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Surveyor 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Surveyor 7?
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3C Centaur spec sheet
Where did Surveyor 7 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Surveyor 7 going to?
Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor), a lunar exploration mission.
How many satellites did Surveyor 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).