United States Air Force
Surveyor 2
Atlas LV-3C Centaur D
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, September 20, 1966 · 12:32 UTC
Mission
/01Lunar probe lost due to the failure of a vernier engine during a midcourse correction maneuver which sent the spacecraft in an unrecoverable tumble.
Mission Type
Lunar Exploration
Orbit
Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Atlas LV-3C Centaur D
Variant: Centaur D
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.471° N, 80.542° W
6
Pad Launches
184
Location Launches
351
Agency Launches
94
Orbital This Year