Lunar Orbiter 4
Lunar Orbiter 4 was NASA's first broad scientific survey of the Moon. LO-D entered the first lunar polar orbit, photographed almost the entire near side and much of the far side, and returned the first images of the lunar south pole before contact ended.
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- Lunar Orbiter IVLO-D mission1967-041A
- Name
- Lunar Orbiter 4
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Lunar Orbiter 4 was NASA's first broad scientific survey of the Moon. LO-D entered the first lunar polar orbit, photographed almost the entire near side and much of the far side, and returned the first images of the lunar south pole before contact ended.
- Destination
- Polar lunar orbit for broad near- and far-side mapping, including the first south-pole images; natural impact after contact loss
- End Date
- 1967-10-06
- Outcome
- Successful first polar-orbit lunar survey with broad near-side, far-side, and south-polar coverage.
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- Start Date
- 1967-05-04
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 18:19:50 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 14:14:19 UTC
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