Atlas Centaur
SuccessSurveyor Mass Model · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Friday, Dec 11, 1964, 14:25 UTC
Launch window
Friday, Dec 11, 1964, 14:25 UTC – Friday, Dec 11, 1964, 14:25 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 Mass Model
Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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.
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