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Surveyor SD-2

Atlas Centaur D launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on August 11, 1965, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 11, 1965 · 14:31 UTCLaunch 1965-064Launch no. 467 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 11, 1965, 14:31
Launch designation
1965-064
Mission
Surveyor SD-2
Flight name
SD-2
Vehicle flight ID
AC-6

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
150,000 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.945 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
DS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Surveyor D-21965-064ANORAD 1503Jet Propulsion LabTechnology945 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Aug 12, 1965

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