Surveyor 1
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Surveyor 1 was NASA’s first successful unmanned lunar lander, which transmitted detailed images and data from the Moon’s surface in 1966.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surveyor 1 canonical | 3 |
| Surveyor spacecraft | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spacecraft
ⓘ
spacecraft ⓘ unmanned lunar lander ⓘ |
| attitudeControl | three-axis stabilized ⓘ |
| communicationEnded | 1967-01-07 ⓘ |
| communicationSystem | S-band radio system ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedBy | Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ |
| firstImageTransmissionDate | 1966-06-02 ⓘ |
| landingBody | Moon ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1966-06-02 ⓘ |
| landingRegion |
Mare Cognitum region, Oceanus Procellarum
ⓘ
surface form:
Mare Cognitum region
|
| landingSite | Oceanus Procellarum ⓘ |
| landingTechnique | soft landing using retrorocket and vernier engines ⓘ |
| landingVelocity | approximately 3 meters per second ⓘ |
| lastContactDate | 1967-01-07 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1966-05-30 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 36A
|
| launchVehicle |
Atlas LV-3C Centaur
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlas LV-3C Centaur-D
|
| manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | 995 kilograms ⓘ |
| massOnLanding | about 294 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
to achieve a soft landing on the Moon
ⓘ
to obtain data on lunar surface mechanical properties ⓘ to return close-up television images of the lunar surface ⓘ to support Apollo crewed landing site selection ⓘ |
| missionType |
lunar lander
ⓘ
uncrewed lunar exploration mission ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first successful Surveyor program landing
ⓘ
first successful U.S. soft landing on the Moon ⓘ |
| numberOfImagesReturned | over 11000 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbit | suborbital descent to lunar surface ⓘ |
| powerSource |
battery
ⓘ
solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryInstrument |
alpha-scattering instrument (planned but not flown on Surveyor 1)
ⓘ
television camera ⓘ |
| program | Surveyor program ⓘ |
| programSequence | first spacecraft of the Surveyor program ⓘ |
| propulsionType | liquid-fueled retrorocket ⓘ |
| relatedProgram | Apollo program ⓘ |
| scientificContribution |
provided data on bearing strength of lunar soil
ⓘ
provided high-resolution images of lunar surface texture ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
NASA
ⓘ
surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
|
| spacecraftBus | Surveyor lander bus ⓘ |
| status | mission completed ⓘ |
| success | true ⓘ |
| surfaceOperationsDuration | about 6 weeks of primary operations ⓘ |
| targetBody | Moon ⓘ |
| televisionSystemType | vidicon-based TV camera ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Surveyor spacecraft