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Surveyor SC-7

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on January 7, 1968, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

January 7, 1968 · 06:30 UTCLaunch 1968-001Launch no. 792 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
January 7, 1968, 06:30
Launch designation
1968-001
Mission
Surveyor SC-7
Flight name
Surveyor 7
Vehicle flight ID
AC-15

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 71968-001ANORAD 3091Jet Propulsion LabDeep space378 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Jan 9, 1968

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