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Surveyor
Surveyor on beach
Surveyor on beach
Surveyor on the beach in California
Credit: NASA
American lunar lander. Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Surveyor series soft-landed on the moon, provided images of the lunar surface, and tested the characteristics of the lunar soil. Lunar lander built by Hughes (for Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)) for NASA, USA. Launched 1966 - 1968.

Status: Operational 1963. First Launch: 1963-11-27. Last Launch: 1968-01-07. Number: 13 . Gross mass: 269 kg (593 lb).


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Surveyor Block II American lunar lander. Study 1964. The Surveyor Block II spacecraft was imagined as an unmanned scout that could reconnoiter a specific lunar landing site for Apollo and assist the manned Lunar Module in making a precise touch down.

Surveyor-Model Instrumented mass model satellite, USA. Launched 1964 - 1966.

Surveyor-SD Instrumented dynamic simualtion payload satellite, USA. Launched 1965.

Surveyor Lunar Rover American lunar rover. Cancelled 1965. Follow-on Surveyor unmanned lunar landers were to deploy small nuclear-powered rovers (a carry-over from the cancelled Prospector spacecraft).

Surveyor Orbiter American lunar orbiter. Study 1965. NASA originally planned to have a version of the Surveyor spacecraft conduct detailed orbital photographic reconnaissance of the moon in preparation for the Apollo manned landings.

Family: Lunar Landers, Moon. Country: USA. Engines: Star 37. Launch Vehicles: Atlas, Atlas Centaur, Saturn I, Atlas Centaur D, Atlas SLV-3C Centaur. Launch Sites: Cape Canaveral, Cape Canaveral LC36A, Cape Canaveral LC36B. Agency: JPL, NASA. Bibliography: 126, 16, 17, 2, 278, 279, 4096, 4097, 4098, 4099, 4100, 4101, 4102, 4103, 4104, 4105, 4106, 4107, 4108, 4109, 4110, 4111, 4112, 4113, 4114, 4115, 4116, 4117, 4118, 4119, 4120, 4121, 4122, 4123, 4124, 4125, 4126, 4127, 4128, 4129, 4130, 6, 66, 6959, 13238, 13239, 13240, 13241.
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Surveyor 3 as photographed by the crew of Apollo 12
Credit: NASA


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Surveyor 3 / Apollo 12 Artists Concept
Credit: NASA


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A lonely Surveyor 3 on Lunar Surface; Apollo 12 LM in the distance.
Credit: NASA


Surveyor 1Surveyor 1
Credit: Manufacturer Image


Surveyor ModelSurveyor Model
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Surveyor 3 with astronaut; Apollo 12 Lunar Module in the background
Credit: NASA



1959 May 1 - . Launch Vehicle: Saturn I.
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1963 November 27 - . 19:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC36A. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas Centaur.
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1964 December 11 - . 14:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC36A. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas Centaur.
1965 March 2 - . 13:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC36A. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas Centaur. FAILURE: Failure. Failed Stage: U.
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