Surveyor 1
Surveyor 1 was the Hughes-built Surveyor-A flight article launched on May 30, 1966. It made the first successful United States soft landing on the Moon, returned more than eleven thousand images from Oceanus Procellarum, and remained in contact until January 1967.
Identity
- Aliases
- Surveyor ISurveyor-ASurveyor SC-11966-045A
- Name
- Surveyor 1
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Surveyor 1 was the Hughes-built Surveyor-A flight article launched on May 30, 1966. It made the first successful United States soft landing on the Moon, returned more than eleven thousand images from Oceanus Procellarum, and remained in contact until January 1967.
- First Flight Date
- 1966-05-30
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/surveyor-1/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:48:16 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:48:16 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1967-01-07
- Vehicle Code
- Surveyor-A