Status
Success
Lunar Orbiter 1
Launch Time
Wed Aug 10, 1966 19:26 UTC
Wed Aug 10, 1966 19:26 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Lunar Orbiter 1
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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 386.0 kg
Trans Lunar Injection
Location
LC-13, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1966
80th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Agena
76th mission
14th mission of 1966
58th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission