Surveyor lunar lander spacecraft systems
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Surveyor lunar lander spacecraft systems were the robotic lunar landing hardware developed in the 1960s for NASA’s Surveyor program, which performed the first successful soft landings and surface studies on the Moon to support Apollo mission planning.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar lander spacecraft system
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robotic spacecraft system ⓘ uncrewed lunar lander ⓘ |
| attitudeControl |
cold-gas jets
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vernier thrusters ⓘ |
| communicationSystem |
S-band radio system
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high-gain antenna ⓘ omnidirectional antenna ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developedFor |
Apollo program planning
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Surveyor program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1960s ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem |
Doppler radar
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radar altimeter ⓘ |
| heritage | precursor to Apollo Lunar Module landing systems ⓘ |
| landingGear |
shock absorbers
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three landing legs ⓘ |
| landingTechnique | soft landing ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas-Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionRole |
assess lunar surface for Apollo landings
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characterize lunar surface bearing strength ⓘ measure lunar surface composition ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first close-up television images of lunar surface by U.S. spacecraft
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first successful U.S. soft landing on the Moon ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Surveyor program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payload |
alpha-scattering instrument
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soil mechanics surface sampler ⓘ surface temperature sensors ⓘ television camera ⓘ |
| powerSource |
rechargeable batteries
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solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
lunar surface studies
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soft landing on the Moon ⓘ support Apollo landing site selection ⓘ |
| programEnd | late 1960s ⓘ |
| programStart | early 1960s ⓘ |
| propulsionType |
liquid-fueled retrorocket
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solid-fueled vernier thrusters ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure |
central equipment bay
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tripod landing platform ⓘ |
| targetBody | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOnMission |
Surveyor 1
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Surveyor 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Surveyor 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Surveyor 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ Surveyor 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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