Lunar Orbiter 3
Lunar Orbiter 3 was the LO-C, Spacecraft 6 flight article launched on February 5, 1967. It confirmed candidate Apollo sites and met every mission objective despite a film-readout failure that prevented transmission of part of its imagery, then was deliberately deorbited on October 9.
Identity
- Aliases
- Lunar Orbiter IIILO-CSpacecraft 61967-008A
- Name
- Lunar Orbiter 3
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- Lunar Orbiter 3 was the LO-C, Spacecraft 6 flight article launched on February 5, 1967. It confirmed candidate Apollo sites and met every mission objective despite a film-readout failure that prevented transmission of part of its imagery, then was deliberately deorbited on October 9.
- First Flight Date
- 1967-02-05
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 18:19:36 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 18:19:36 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1967-10-09
- Serial Number
- Spacecraft 6
- Vehicle Code
- LO-C