Surveyor Model 3

Surveyor Model 3 was launched on October 26, 1966 aboard a Atlas Centaur D from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Oct 27, 1966).

COSPAR 1966-095ANORAD 2512United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Surveyor Model 3
Payload designation: Surveyor SM-3
International designator: 1966-095A
NORAD catalog number: 2512
GCAT identifier: S02512
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.153

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Civil government
Program: Surveyor Model
Owner: JPL
Country: United States
Builder: Jet Propulsion Lab
Platform (bus): Surveyor Model

Launch

Date: October 26, 1966 · 11:12 UTC
Launch record: 1966-095Success
Rocket: Atlas Centaur D
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 165 km
Apogee: 470,040 km
Inclination: 29.67°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: October 27, 1966
Last known active: Oct 27, 1966
End of operations: Oct 27, 1966

Size

Mass: 726 kg
Dry mass: 726 kg
Length: 2.4 m
Diameter: 1.10 m
Span: 2.4 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00136
Final central body: Earth
Phase start: October 26, 1966
Phase outcome: Reentered (orbital decay) · November 9, 1966

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q110387644 (CC0).