Surveyor 6

American lunar lander. Surveyor 6 was launched on November 7, 1967 aboard a Atlas SLV-3C Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Nov 9, 1967).

COSPAR 1967-112ANORAD 3031United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Surveyor 6
Payload designation: Surveyor SC-6
International designator: 1967-112A
NORAD catalog number: 3031
GCAT identifier: S03031
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.184

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: November 7, 1967 · 07:39 UTC
Launch record: 1967-112Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 169 km
Apogee: 686,276 km
Inclination: 29.01°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: November 9, 1967
Last known active: Dec 14, 1967
End of operations: Dec 14, 1967

Size

Mass: 369 kg
Dry mass: 289 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,007 kg
Length: 2.9 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 4.3 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00182
Final central body: Luna
Phase start: November 9, 1967
Phase outcome: Landed · November 10, 1967
Destination: Luna

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Nov 7, 1967	Earth	Nov 9, 1967	Escaped to another body	Luna

Landings and impacts

World	Type	Result	Touchdown	Site	Coordinates
Luna	Lander (powered landing)	Landed and operated	Nov 10, 1967	—	0.47, -1.43

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q862568 (CC0).