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Entry no.
1966-0402

LUNAR ORBITER 1

LUNAR ORBITER 1 (NORAD 2394) impacted the Moon on 29 October 1966, 2 months after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
2394
International designator
1966-073A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
10 Aug 1966Cape Canaveral
Flight ended (UTC)
29 Oct 1966Recorded time 13:30 UTC
Time in orbit
2 months80 days
How it ended
Impacted the Moon
Final destination
The Moon
Mass
380 kg
Operator
NASA LaRC
Built by
Boeing/Kent
Bus
Lunar Orbiter
Programme
LO

Life in orbit

2 months

Also ended on 29 Oct 1966

1 entry
1966-0403SL-3 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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