Surveyor 4
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Surveyor 4 was a NASA unmanned lunar lander launched in 1967 as part of the Surveyor program to test soft-landing techniques and study the Moon’s surface.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spacecraft
ⓘ
Surveyor program spacecraft ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ unmanned lunar lander ⓘ |
| communicationStatus | lost during descent ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | soft landing on the Moon ⓘ |
| destination | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| failurePhase | descent to lunar surface ⓘ |
| followedBy | Surveyor 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedLandingRegion | Mare Cognitum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1967-07-14 ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 1000 kilograms ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Kennedy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 36A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas-Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| lostContact | 1967-07-17 ⓘ |
| missionType |
lunar lander
ⓘ
unmanned lunar exploration ⓘ |
| objective |
study the Moon’s surface
ⓘ
test soft-landing techniques on the Moon ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| powerSource |
batteries
ⓘ
solar panels ⓘ |
| precededBy | Surveyor 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | Surveyor program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | vernier rocket engines ⓘ |
| scientificInstruments |
alpha-scattering instrument
ⓘ
surface sampler ⓘ television camera ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Surveyor lander bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftMass | approximately 300 kilograms on lunar surface (design) ⓘ |
| status | mission failure ⓘ |
| targetBody | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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