Atlas Centaur 6

Atlas Centaur 6 was launched on August 11, 1965 aboard a Atlas Centaur D from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Aug 12, 1965).

COSPAR 1965-064ANORAD 1503United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Surveyor D-2
Common name: Atlas Centaur 6
Payload designation: Surveyor SD-2
International designator: 1965-064A
NORAD catalog number: 1503
GCAT identifier: S01503
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.113

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Civil government
Program: Surveyor A-21
Owner: JPL
Country: United States
Builder: Jet Propulsion Lab
Platform (bus): Surveyor

Launch

Date: August 11, 1965 · 14:31 UTC
Launch record: 1965-064Success
Rocket: Atlas Centaur D
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 166 km
Apogee: 815,085 km
Inclination: 28.56°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: August 12, 1965
Last known active: Aug 12, 1965
End of operations: Aug 12, 1965

Size

Mass: 945 kg
Dry mass: 945 kg
Length: 2.8 m
Diameter: 1.30 m
Span: 2.8 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00080
Final central body: Earth
Phase start: August 12, 1965
Phase outcome: Escaped to another body · November 1967
Destination: HCO

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16944960 (CC0).