Lunar Orbiter 1

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

19:26:00

Wednesday August 10, 1966

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Mission Details

Lunar Orbiter 1

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The Lunar Orbiter 1 robotic spacecraft, part of NASA's Lunar Orbiter program, was the first American spacecraft to orbit the Moon. It was designed primarily to photograph smooth areas of the lunar surface for selection and verification of safe landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo missions. It was also equipped to collect selenodetic, radiation intensity, and micrometeoroid impact data.

Trans Lunar Injection

1 Payload

386 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D

Active 1964 to 1967


Payload to Orbit

LEO: 1,825 kg

Stages

2

Launch Site

LC-13

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

73 days 13 hours

Stats

Atlas-Agena


76th

Mission

14th

Mission of 1966

1966


80th

Orbital launch attempt