 Surveyor model on Earth | |
| Mission type | Lunar lander |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1966-084A |
| SATCAT no. | 02425 |
| Mission duration | 45 hours 3 min. to last contact; 62 hours 46 min. to failed soft landing |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft |
| Launch mass | 995.2 kilograms (2,194 lb)[1] |
| Dry mass | 292 kilograms (644 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | September 20, 1966, 12:32:00 UTC [1] |
| Rocket | Atlas LV-3C Centaur-D AC-7 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-36A |
| Lunar impact (failed landing) | |
| Impact date | September 23, 1966, 03:18:00 UTC |
| Impact site | 4°00′S 11°00′W / 04.0°S 11.0°W |
Surveyor 2 was to be the second lunar lander in the uncrewed American Surveyor program to explore the Moon. After launch on September 20, 1966 a mid-course correction failure resulted in the spacecraft losing control. Contact was lost with the spacecraft at 9:35 UTC, September 22.
- ^ a b "Surveyor 2". NASA's Solar System Exploration website. Retrieved December 2, 2022.