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Surveyor 2

Atlas Centaur D

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Success

Mission

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.

Launch Complex 36A, 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
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