Lunar Orbiter 1
Lunar Orbiter 1 was NASA's first successful lunar-orbiter mission. LO-A entered lunar orbit on August 14, 1966, surveyed candidate Surveyor and Apollo sites, and captured the first photograph of Earth from the vicinity of the Moon.
Follow this mission
Alerts are unavailable because this mission is no longer active.
Identity
- Aliases
- Lunar Orbiter ILO-A mission1966-073A
- Name
- Lunar Orbiter 1
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
- -
- Description
- Lunar Orbiter 1 was NASA's first successful lunar-orbiter mission. LO-A entered lunar orbit on August 14, 1966, surveyed candidate Surveyor and Apollo sites, and captured the first photograph of Earth from the vicinity of the Moon.
- Destination
- Lunar orbit for Apollo and Surveyor landing-site photography, followed by a commanded impact on the Moon
- End Date
- 1966-10-29
- Outcome
- Successful first United States lunar-orbiter mission, Apollo-site survey, and first photograph of Earth from lunar distance.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1966-08-10
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/lunar-orbiter-1/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 18:19:43 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 14:10:03 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Space Stations
- -
- Vehicles