Lunar Orbiter 1 Lunar Orbiter Spacecraft
Lunar Orbiter 1 was NASA’s first U.S. spacecraft to orbit the Moon. Launched in 1966, it photographed potential Apollo and Surveyor landing sites and returned the first picture of Earth from the vicinity of the Moon before its planned lunar impact.
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- Aliases
- LO-ALunar Orbiter ILunar Orbiter 1 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Lunar Orbiter 1
- Full Name
- Lunar Orbiter 1 Lunar Orbiter Spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- Lunar Orbiter 1 was NASA’s first U.S. spacecraft to orbit the Moon. Launched in 1966, it photographed potential Apollo and Surveyor landing sites and returned the first picture of Earth from the vicinity of the Moon before its planned lunar impact.
- First Flight Year
- 1,966
- Last Flight Year
- 1,966
- Parent Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:01:24 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:01:24 UTC