MISSION NAME
Surveyor 1 1
Status
Success
DATE
30 MAY 1966
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36A
Description
Lunar probe which successfully landed on the surface on June 2 from where it transmitted 11,237 photos.
Atlas LV-3C Centaur D
Rocket Description
The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.