Surveyor SD-4

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

11:12:00

Wednesday October 26, 1966

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Mission Details

Launch Notes

Performed the first-ever liquid hydrogen rocket engine restart in space.

Surveyor SD-4

American lunar probe.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

951 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Atlas-LV3C Centaur-D

Active 1965 to 1967


Stages

2

Launch Site

SLC-36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

50 days 6 hours

Stats

Atlas-Centaur


10th

Mission

4th

Mission of 1966

1966


105th

Orbital launch attempt