Lunar Orbiter 2

Space probe. Lunar Orbiter 2 was launched on November 6, 1966 aboard a Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Nov 8, 1966).

COSPAR 1966-100ANORAD 2534United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Lunar Orbiter II
Common name: Lunar Orbiter 2
Payload designation: LO-B
Other names: LO SC5:P
International designator: 1966-100A
NORAD catalog number: 2534
GCAT identifier: S02534
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.154

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Civil government
Program: LO
Owner: NASA LaRC
Country: United States
Builder: Boeing Space Center, Kent
Platform (bus): Lunar Orbiter

Launch

Date: November 6, 1966 · 23:21 UTC
Launch record: 1966-100Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC13

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 185 km
Apogee: 358,688 km
Inclination: 28.60°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: November 8, 1966
Last known active: Oct 11, 1967
End of operations: Oct 11, 1967

Size

Mass: 380 kg
Dry mass: 261 kg
Length: 2.1 m
Diameter: 2.00 m
Span: 5.3 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00138
Final central body: Luna
Phase start: November 10, 1966
Phase outcome: Entered orbit around the target · November 10, 1966
Destination: Luna

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Nov 6, 1966	Earth	Nov 10, 1966	Escaped to another body	Luna
Nov 10, 1966	Luna	Oct 11, 1967	Deorbited	Luna

Landings and impacts

World	Type	Result	Touchdown	Site	Coordinates
Luna	Orbiter	Targeted impact	Oct 11, 1967	—	2.96, 119.13

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q946427 (CC0).