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| Mission type | Lunar orbiter |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1966-100A |
| SATCAT no. | 2534 |
| Mission duration | 339 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Langley Research Center |
| Launch mass | 385.6 kilograms (850 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | November 6, 1966, 23:21:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-13 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | October 11, 1967 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Selenocentric |
| Semi-major axis | 2,694 kilometers (1,674 mi) |
| Eccentricity | 0.35 |
| Periselene altitude | 1,790 kilometers (1,110 mi) |
| Aposelene altitude | 3,598 kilometers (2,236 mi) |
| Inclination | 11.9 degrees |
| Period | 208.07 minutes |
| Epoch | November 9, 1966, 19:00:00 UTC[2] |
| Lunar orbiter | |
| Orbital insertion | November 10, 1966 |
| Impact site | 3°00′N 119°06′E / 3.0°N 119.1°E |
| Orbits | 2,346 |
The 1966 Lunar Orbiter 2 robotic spacecraft mission, part of the Lunar Orbiter Program,[3] was designed primarily to photograph smooth areas of the lunar surface for selection and verification of safe landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo missions. It was also equipped to collect selenodetic, radiation intensity, and micrometeoroid impact data.
- ^ "Lunar Orbiter 2". NASA's Solar System Exploration website. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Trajectory Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ "Destination Moon: A history of the Lunar Orbiter Program". NASA. 1976. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
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