Surveyor 4

American lunar lander. Surveyor 4 was launched on July 14, 1967 aboard a Atlas Centaur D from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Jul 16, 1967).

COSPAR 1967-068ANORAD 2875United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Surveyor 4
Payload designation: Surveyor SC-4
International designator: 1967-068A
NORAD catalog number: 2875
GCAT identifier: S02875
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.178

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: July 14, 1967 · 11:53 UTC
Launch record: 1967-068Success
Rocket: Atlas Centaur D
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 167 km
Apogee: 554,098 km
Inclination: 30.56°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: July 16, 1967
Last known active: Jul 17, 1967
End of operations: Jul 17, 1967

Size

Mass: 382 kg
Dry mass: 299 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,042 kg
Length: 2.9 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 4.3 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00166
Final central body: Luna
Phase start: July 16, 1967
Phase outcome: Reentered (orbital decay) · July 17, 1967
Destination: Luna

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Jul 14, 1967	Earth	Jul 16, 1967	Escaped to another body	Luna

Landings and impacts

World	Type	Result	Touchdown	Site	Coordinates
Luna	Lander (powered landing)	Targeted impact	Jul 17, 1967	—	0.47, -1.44

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q862566 (CC0).