United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3C Centaur DLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Surveyor-SD 2
Launched
August 11, 1965
Image: NASA
Summary
Surveyor-SD 2 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3C Centaur D from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 11, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 276th launch, 45th this year and humanity's 465th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Atlas LV-3C Centaur D flight. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas LV-3C Centaur D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 1st Atlas LV-3C Centaur D flightUnited States Air Force's 276th launch45th this yearhumanity's 465th orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload
- Surveyor D-2 · NORAD 1503 · left Earth orbit August 12, 1965
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Surveyor-SD was a series of two simulated Surveyor-payloads launched during the development of the Atlas Centaur launch vehicle.
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
1st launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 150th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Surveyor-SD 2 launch?
Surveyor-SD 2 launched on August 11, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Surveyor-SD 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Surveyor-SD 2?
Atlas LV-3C Centaur D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3C Centaur D spec sheet
Where did Surveyor-SD 2 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Surveyor-SD 2 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a test flight mission.
How many satellites did Surveyor-SD 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).