Lunar Orbiter 2 Lunar Orbiter Spacecraft
Lunar Orbiter 2 was NASA’s second lunar-mapping orbiter. Launched in 1966, it photographed Apollo landing sites and returned the celebrated oblique view of Copernicus crater before its deliberate lunar impact in 1967.
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- LO-BSpacecraft 5Lunar Orbiter IILunar Orbiter 2 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Lunar Orbiter 2
- Full Name
- Lunar Orbiter 2 Lunar Orbiter Spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- Lunar Orbiter 2 was NASA’s second lunar-mapping orbiter. Launched in 1966, it photographed Apollo landing sites and returned the celebrated oblique view of Copernicus crater before its deliberate lunar impact in 1967.
- First Flight Year
- 1,966
- Last Flight Year
- 1,967
- Parent Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:03:03 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:03:03 UTC