Surveyor 5

NASA lunar lander. Surveyor 5 was launched on September 8, 1967 aboard a Atlas SLV-3C Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Sep 10, 1967).

COSPAR 1967-084ANORAD 2937United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Surveyor 5
Payload designation: Surveyor SC-5
International designator: 1967-084A
NORAD catalog number: 2937
GCAT identifier: S02937
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.182

Mission

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

Launch

Date: September 8, 1967 · 07:57 UTC
Launch record: 1967-084Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 174 km
Apogee: 562,308 km
Inclination: 29.80°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: September 10, 1967
Last known active: Dec 17, 1967
End of operations: Dec 17, 1967

Size

Mass: 369 kg
Dry mass: 289 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,006 kg
Length: 2.9 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 4.3 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00180
Final central body: Luna
Phase start: September 10, 1967
Phase outcome: Landed · September 11, 1967
Destination: Luna

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Sep 8, 1967	Earth	Sep 10, 1967	Escaped to another body	Luna

Landings and impacts

World	Type	Result	Touchdown	Site	Coordinates
Luna	Lander (powered landing)	Landed and operated	Sep 11, 1967	—	1.46, 23.19

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q268074 (CC0).