1964-082 Failure

Atlas Centaur | Surveyor Mass Model

Dec 11, 1964, 02:25 PM UTC

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Launch Overview

Vehicle

Atlas Centaur

Agency

United States Air Force

Site / Pad

CC / LC36A

Outcome

Failure

Flight

AC-4

COSPAR Designator

1964-082

Mission

Surveyor Mass Model (Test Flight)

Surveyor-Model was a dummy mass onbaord of Centaur AC-4, launched on 11 December 1964, which was to test the closed loop Honeywell guidance system and perform the first restart of cryogenic RL10A-3 engines in space.

Vehicle & Provider

Rocket

Atlas LV-3C Centaur

Provider

United States Air Force

Agency launches

227 (52 YTD)

Site launches

125 (19 YTD)

Pad launches

3 (2 YTD)

Payloads (6)

Piece Name Owner State Track
1964-082 Atlas D Booster LERC
1964-082 Atlas D 146D LERC
1964-082 Centaur D PLF NASA
1964-082 Centaur D PLF NASA
1964-082A Surveyor SM-1 JPL US Track
1964-082A Centaur 4C LERC US