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Surveyor SC-2

Atlas Centaur D launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on September 20, 1966, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 20, 1966 · 12:32 UTCLaunch 1966-084Launch no. 615 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 20, 1966, 12:32
Launch designation
1966-084
Mission
Surveyor SC-2
Flight name
Surveyor 2
Vehicle flight ID
AC-7

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Surveyor 21966-084ANORAD 2425Jet Propulsion LabDeep space366 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Sep 22, 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.