Surveyor 7
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Surveyor 7 was a NASA unmanned lunar lander that successfully touched down on the Moon in 1968 to conduct scientific experiments and surface imaging.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
spacecraft
ⓘ
uncrewed lunar lander ⓘ |
| attitudeControl | three-axis stabilized ⓘ |
| communicationBand | S-band ⓘ |
| communicationEnded | 1968-02-21 ⓘ |
| constructedIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| destination | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epoch | Space Race NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Apollo 11 lunar landing (as next US successful lunar surface mission) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imageCount | over 20,000 images ⓘ |
| imageType | television images ⓘ |
| landingBody | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1968-01-10 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Tycho crater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingTechnique | soft landing ⓘ |
| landingYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1968-01-07 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Kennedy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 36A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas-Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | approximately 1000 kilograms ⓘ |
| massOnLanding | approximately 300 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionEnd | 1968-02-21 ⓘ |
| missionNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| missionType | lunar lander ⓘ |
| notableFeature | only Surveyor spacecraft to land in a highland region of the Moon ⓘ |
| notableResult |
measured chemical composition of lunar surface material at Tycho
ⓘ
provided detailed images of Tycho crater region ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Surveyor lunar soft-landing series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| precededBy | Surveyor 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
lunar surface imaging
ⓘ
lunar surface science experiments ⓘ |
| program | Surveyor program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programGoal | support Apollo program lunar landing site selection ⓘ |
| propulsionType | liquid-fueled retrorocket ⓘ |
| scientificInstrument |
alpha-scattering instrument
ⓘ
beta-ray backscatter instrument ⓘ soil mechanics surface sampler ⓘ solar X-ray spectrometer ⓘ television camera ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Surveyor bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | mission completed ⓘ |
| success | true ⓘ |
| surfaceOperationsDuration | about 40 days ⓘ |
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