Surveyor 7

American lunar lander. Surveyor 7 was launched on January 7, 1968 aboard a Atlas SLV-3C Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Jan 9, 1968).

COSPAR 1968-001ANORAD 3091United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Surveyor 7
Payload designation: Surveyor SC-7
International designator: 1968-001A
NORAD catalog number: 3091
GCAT identifier: S03091
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.187

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: January 7, 1968 · 06:30 UTC
Launch record: 1968-001Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 166 km
Apogee: 729,739 km
Inclination: 30.68°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: January 9, 1968
Last known active: Feb 21, 1968
End of operations: Feb 21, 1968

Size

Mass: 378 kg
Dry mass: 305 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,038 kg
Length: 2.9 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 4.3 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00190
Final central body: Luna
Phase start: January 9, 1968
Phase outcome: Landed · January 10, 1968
Destination: Luna

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Jan 7, 1968	Earth	Jan 9, 1968	Escaped to another body	Luna

Landings and impacts

World	Type	Result	Touchdown	Site	Coordinates
Luna	Lander (powered landing)	Landed and operated	Jan 10, 1968	—	-40.98, -11.51

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q774594 (CC0).