Surveyor 3 - NASA Satellite

NASA's Surveyor 3 was the second in the Surveyor series to make a soft landing on the Moon. Based on the spacecraft's surface sampling tests, scientists concluded the lunar surface was solid enough to hold the weight of an Apollo lunar module.

Surveyor 3 Mission Information

Mission Details

NameSurveyor 3
Launch DateApril 17, 1967
Mission TypeUnmanned
TypeSatellite
Launch VehicleAtlas Centaur
Launch SiteCape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 36B, Florida
CollaborationJet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Satellite Details

ApplicationLunar Soft-Landing
Scientific InstrumentTV Camera, Surface Sampler
Mass2200 Pounds (997.9 Kg)

Space Organization Details

CountryUnited States
ContinentNorth America
OrganizationNASA

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