Lunar Orbiter 5

Space probe. Lunar Orbiter 5 was launched on August 1, 1967 aboard a Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Aug 4, 1967).

COSPAR 1967-075ANORAD 2907United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Lunar Orbiter V
Common name: Lunar Orbiter 5
Payload designation: LO-E
Other names: LO SC3:P
International designator: 1967-075A
NORAD catalog number: 2907
GCAT identifier: S02907
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.182

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: August 1, 1967 · 22:33 UTC
Launch record: 1967-075Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC13

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 187 km
Apogee: 367,917 km
Inclination: 31.30°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: August 4, 1967
Last known active: Jan 31, 1968
End of operations: Jan 31, 1968

Size

Mass: 392 kg
Dry mass: 270 kg
Length: 2.1 m
Diameter: 2.00 m
Span: 5.3 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00176
Final central body: Luna
Phase start: August 5, 1967
Phase outcome: Entered orbit around the target · August 5, 1967
Destination: Luna

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Aug 1, 1967	Earth	Aug 5, 1967	Escaped to another body	Luna
Aug 5, 1967	Luna	Jan 31, 1968	Deorbited	Luna

Landings and impacts

World	Type	Result	Touchdown	Site	Coordinates
Luna	Orbiter	Targeted impact	Jan 31, 1968	—	-2.79, -83.04

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q250644 (CC0).