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Surveyor 2 - Space launch mission detailed information

MISSION NAME

Surveyor 2 2

Status

Success

DATE

20 SEP 1966

LAUNCH PROVIDER

United States Air Force + -img

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 36A

USA

Description

Lunar probe lost due to the failure of a vernier engine during a midcourse correction maneuver which sent the spacecraft in an unrecoverable tumble.

Atlas LV-3C Centaur D

Atlas LV-3C Centaur D

USA

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.

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