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.
Trajectory
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Location
Launch Complex 36A
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
888 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 – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Country: USA
