Surveyor 2

Failed lunar lander launched in 1966. Surveyor 2 was launched on September 20, 1966 aboard a Atlas Centaur D from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Sep 22, 1966).

COSPAR 1966-084ANORAD 2425United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Surveyor 2
Payload designation: Surveyor SC-2
International designator: 1966-084A
NORAD catalog number: 2425
GCAT identifier: S02425
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.149

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: September 20, 1966 · 12:32 UTC
Launch record: 1966-084Success
Rocket: Atlas Centaur D
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 165 km
Apogee: 791,708 km
Inclination: 33.41°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: September 22, 1966
Last known active: Sep 22, 1966
End of operations: Sep 22, 1966

Size

Mass: 366 kg
Dry mass: 292 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,004 kg
Length: 2.9 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 4.3 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00128
Final central body: Luna
Phase start: September 22, 1966
Phase outcome: Reentered (orbital decay) · September 23, 1966
Destination: Luna

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Sep 20, 1966	Earth	Sep 22, 1966	Escaped to another body	Luna

Landings and impacts

World	Type	Result	Touchdown	Site	Coordinates
Luna	Lander (powered landing)	Targeted impact	Sep 23, 1966	—	4.00, -11.00

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q862799 (CC0).