Surveyor 2
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Surveyor 2 was a NASA unmanned lunar lander launched in 1966 as part of the Surveyor program, intended to test soft-landing techniques on the Moon but lost due to a mid-course correction failure.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA space probe
ⓘ
spacecraft ⓘ uncrewed lunar lander ⓘ |
| belongsTo | uncrewed lunar missions ⓘ |
| communicationStatus | lost prior to landing phase ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | direct descent to lunar surface ⓘ |
| destination | lunar surface ⓘ |
| era | early lunar exploration ⓘ |
| failureCause | mid-course correction failure ⓘ |
| failureEvent | attitude control problem after mid-course correction burn ⓘ |
| followedBy | Surveyor 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactBody | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactDate | 1966-09-23 ⓘ |
| impactOutcome | uncontrolled lunar impact ⓘ |
| impactWith | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedLandingMode | soft landing ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United States lunar exploration efforts ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate | 1966-09-20 ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 995 kilograms ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Kennedy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 36A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas LV-3C Centaur-D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| lostDuring | cruise phase to Moon ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType |
lunar lander
ⓘ
technology demonstration mission ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| outcome | spacecraft lost ⓘ |
| partOf | Surveyor program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource |
batteries
ⓘ
solar panels ⓘ |
| precededBy | Surveyor 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | demonstrate lunar soft-landing capability ⓘ |
| program | Surveyor program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programGoal |
support Apollo program lunar landing planning
ⓘ
test soft-landing techniques on the Moon ⓘ |
| programSponsor | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | liquid-fueled vernier engines ⓘ |
| secondaryObjective | obtain lunar surface data for Apollo program ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Surveyor lander bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | lander ⓘ |
| status | mission failure ⓘ |
| targetBody | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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