United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3C CentaurLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Surveyor Mass Model
Launched
December 11, 1964
Summary
Surveyor Mass Model launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3C Centaur from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 11, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 227th launch, 52nd this year and humanity's 388th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Atlas LV-3C Centaur flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas LV-3C Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Atlas LV-3C Centaur flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 227th launch52nd this yearhumanity's 388th orbital launch attempt95th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- Surveyor Model 1 · NORAD 951 · re-entered December 12, 1964
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Surveyor-Model was a dummy mass onbaord of Centaur AC-4, launched on 11 December 1964, which was to test the closed loop Honeywell guidance system and perform the first restart of cryogenic RL10A-3 engines in space.
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
3rd launch from Launch Complex 36A, 2nd this year · 125th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
164 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Surveyor Mass Model launch?
Surveyor Mass Model launched on December 11, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Surveyor Mass Model?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Surveyor Mass Model?
Atlas LV-3C Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3C Centaur spec sheet
Where did Surveyor Mass Model launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Surveyor Mass Model going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.
How many satellites did Surveyor Mass Model launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).