United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3C Centaur DLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Surveyor M-2
Launched
April 8, 1966
Image: San Diego Air & Space Museum
Summary
Surveyor M-2 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3C Centaur D from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 8, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 315th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 551st orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Atlas LV-3C Centaur D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 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
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Atlas LV-3C Centaur D flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 315th launch16th this yearhumanity's 551st orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Surveyor Model 2 · NORAD 2139 · re-entered May 5, 1966
Centaur AC-8 · re-entered April 17, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Dummy payload
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
2nd launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 165th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
239 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Surveyor M-2 launch?
Surveyor M-2 launched on April 8, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Surveyor M-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Surveyor M-2?
Atlas LV-3C Centaur D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3C Centaur D spec sheet
Where did Surveyor M-2 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Surveyor M-2 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.
How many satellites did Surveyor M-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).