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Entry no.
1967-0254

LUNAR ORBITER 3

LUNAR ORBITER 3 (NORAD 2666) impacted the Moon on 9 October 1967, 8 months after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
2666
International designator
1967-008A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
5 Feb 1967Cape Canaveral
Flight ended (UTC)
9 Oct 1967Recorded time 10:27 UTC
Time in orbit
8 months246 days
How it ended
Impacted the Moon
Final destination
The Moon
Mass
389 kg
Operator
NASA LaRC
Built by
Boeing/Kent
Bus
Lunar Orbiter
Programme
LO

Life in orbit

8 months
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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