Lunar Orbiter 4 Lunar Orbiter Spacecraft
Lunar Orbiter 4 was NASA’s first lunar orbiter dedicated to a scientific survey rather than Apollo landing-site search. Launched in 1967, it became the first spacecraft to enter lunar polar orbit, photographed the Moon’s south pole, and mapped most of the near side before impacting the Moon.
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- LO-DSpacecraft 7Lunar Orbiter IVLunar Orbiter 4 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Lunar Orbiter 4
- Full Name
- Lunar Orbiter 4 Lunar Orbiter Spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Lunar Orbiter 4 was NASA’s first lunar orbiter dedicated to a scientific survey rather than Apollo landing-site search. Launched in 1967, it became the first spacecraft to enter lunar polar orbit, photographed the Moon’s south pole, and mapped most of the near side before impacting the Moon.
- First Flight Year
- 1,967
- Last Flight Year
- 1,967
- Parent Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:07:01 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:07:01 UTC