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Surveyor Model 2 (SM-2)

Atlas Centaur D launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on April 8, 1966, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

April 8, 1966 · 01:00 UTCLaunch 1966-030Launch no. 554 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 2 restart failure
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 8, 1966, 01:00
Launch designation
1966-030
Mission
Surveyor Model 2 (SM-2)
Flight name
SM-2
Vehicle flight ID
AC-8

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Surveyor Model 21966-030ANORAD 2139Jet Propulsion LabTechnology785 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 5, 1966

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