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Atlas Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on December 11, 1964, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

December 11, 1964 · 14:25 UTCLaunch 1964-082Launch no. 390 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36A
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 2 restart failure
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 11, 1964, 14:25
Launch designation
1964-082
Mission
Surveyor Model
Vehicle flight ID
AC-4

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
195 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF40 · S2R

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Surveyor Model 11964-082ANORAD 951Jet Propulsion LabTechnology952 kgReentered attached to another object · Dec 12, 1964

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.