Surveyor 2
Atlas Centaur D
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Surveyor 2
Type: Lunar Exploration
Lunar probe lost due to the failure of a vernier engine during a midcourse correction maneuver which sent the spacecraft in an unrecoverable tumble.
Location
Launch Complex 36A
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
865 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Rocket
Atlas LV-3C Centaur D – Convair
Family: Atlas
Length: 33 m
Diameter: 3.05 m
The Atlas LV-3C Centaur D was manufactured by Convair with the first launch on 1965-08-11. Atlas LV-3C Centaur D has 7 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 7 launches. The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Agency
United States Air Force
Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Country: USA
