United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3C Centaur DLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Surveyor Model 3
Launched
October 26, 1966
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
Surveyor Model 3 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3C Centaur D from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 26, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 357th launch, 58th this year and humanity's 622nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Atlas LV-3C Centaur D flight and the 4th 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
- 5th Atlas LV-3C Centaur D flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 357th launch58th this yearhumanity's 622nd orbital launch attempt105th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Surveyor Model 3 · NORAD 2512 · left Earth orbit October 27, 1966
Centaur D AC-9 · left Earth orbit October 27, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Dummy payload
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
3rd launch from Launch Complex 36B, 2nd this year · 185th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
201 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Surveyor Model 3 launch?
Surveyor Model 3 launched on October 26, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Surveyor Model 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Surveyor Model 3?
Atlas LV-3C Centaur D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3C Centaur D spec sheet
Where did Surveyor Model 3 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Surveyor Model 3 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.
How many satellites did Surveyor Model 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).