USAF Atlas SLV-3 Agena D Lunar Orbiter I

Name: USAF Atlas SLV-3 Agena D Lunar Orbiter I
Start: 1966-08-10T19:26:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 13

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D

Status

Success

Date

10 AUG 1966

19:26

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 13

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

Lunar probe designed to photograph the surface of the Moon with a resolution down to 1 meter.

Rocket

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D

Mission Type

Lunar Exploration

Orbit

Lunar Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978.

Height

36 m

Diameter

3 m

Launch Mass

155 T

Thrust

1,340 kN