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Surveyor SM-3

Atlas Centaur D launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on October 26, 1966, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 26, 1966 · 11:12 UTCLaunch 1966-095Launch no. 626 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 26, 1966, 11:12
Launch designation
1966-095
Mission
Surveyor SM-3
Flight name
SM-3
Vehicle flight ID
AC-9

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Surveyor Model 31966-095ANORAD 2512Jet Propulsion LabTechnology726 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Oct 27, 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.