December 11, 1964 2:25 pm
Surveyor Mass Model
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Atlas Centaur
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Surveyor-Model was a dummy mass onbaord of Centaur AC-4, launched on 11 December 1964, which was to test the closed loop Honeywell guidance system and perform the first restart of cryogenic RL10A-3 engines in space.
Launch Overview
Window Open
14:25 UTC
Window Close
14:25 UTC
Lift Off
Dec 11, 1964 · 14:25 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36A
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
United States Air Force
Payload
Surveyor Mass Model
Rocket
Atlas Centaur
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Surveyor-Model was a dummy mass onbaord of Centaur AC-4, launched on 11 December 1964, which was to test the closed loop Honeywell guidance system and perform the first restart of cryogenic RL10A-3 engines in space.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
United States Air Force
Launch Complex 36A
Launch Overview
Window Open
14:25 UTC
Window Close
14:25 UTC
Lift Off
Dec 11, 1964 · 14:25 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36A
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
United States Air Force
Payload
Surveyor Mass Model
Rocket
Atlas Centaur
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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