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Surveyor SD-1

Atlas Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on March 2, 1965, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

March 2, 1965 · 13:25 UTCLaunch 1965-F04Launch no. 413 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36A
OutcomeFailurestage 0 propulsion failure / early shutdown
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 2, 1965, 13:25
Launch designation
1965-F04
Mission
Surveyor SD-1
Flight name
SD-1
Vehicle flight ID
AC-5

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
0 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.643 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S0P

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Surveyor D-11965-F04Jet Propulsion Lab———

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