Lunar Orbiter 3

USA

Launch data:

Designation  02666 / 67008A
Launch date 05 Feb 1967 - 01:17 UT
Launch site CC, LC-13
Launch vehicle Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D (#803 /AA20)
Mission Lunar orbiting photographic
Maximum distance
from Earth km
All-burnt velocity km/sec
Lunar Orbiter 3

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Boeing Co
Operator  NASA
Platform  
Mass at launch  385 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension  
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  

Decay:

Descent date:  09 Oct 1967
Lifetime:  days

Mission details:

Crashed into Moon; returned 182 photos of lunar surface. Selenocentric orbit. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).
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