Atlas Centaur D | Surveyor 2
Status: Success | Launched: Sep 20, 1966 12:32 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Atlas LV-3C Centaur D — Atlas family
Mission
Lunar probe lost due to the failure of a vernier engine during a midcourse correction maneuver which sent the spacecraft in an unrecoverable tumble.
- Type: Lunar Exploration
- Orbit: Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor)
Launch Site
- Pad: Launch Complex 36A
- Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-10-06T21:02:13.006858+00:00.