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SuccessSurveyor 2 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Tuesday, Sep 20, 1966, 12:32 UTC
Launch window
Tuesday, Sep 20, 1966, 12:32 UTC – Tuesday, Sep 20, 1966, 12:32 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Surveyor 2
Type
Lunar Exploration
Orbit
Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor)
Lunar probe lost due to the failure of a vernier engine during a midcourse correction maneuver which sent the spacecraft in an unrecoverable tumble.
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