Surveyor 1

US unmanned lunar lander. Surveyor 1 was launched on May 30, 1966 aboard a Atlas Centaur D from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Jun 2, 1966).

COSPAR 1966-045ANORAD 2185United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Surveyor 1
Payload designation: Surveyor SC-1
International designator: 1966-045A
NORAD catalog number: 2185
GCAT identifier: S02185
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.140

Mission

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

Launch

Date: May 30, 1966 · 14:41 UTC
Launch record: 1966-045Success
Rocket: Atlas Centaur D
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 169 km
Apogee: 609,332 km
Inclination: 30.05°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: June 2, 1966
Last known active: Jan 7, 1967
End of operations: Jan 7, 1967

Size

Mass: 352 kg
Dry mass: 270 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 986 kg
Length: 2.9 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 4.3 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00110
Final central body: Luna
Phase start: June 2, 1966
Phase outcome: Landed · June 2, 1966
Destination: Luna

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
May 30, 1966	Earth	Jun 2, 1966	Escaped to another body	Luna

Landings and impacts

World	Type	Result	Touchdown	Site	Coordinates
Luna	Lander (powered landing)	Landed and operated	Jun 2, 1966	—	2.47, -43.34

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q837692 (CC0).