Atlas Centaur | Surveyor Mass Model

Name: Atlas Centaur | Surveyor Mass Model
Start: 1964-12-11T14:25:02Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Surveyor-Model was a dummy mass onbaord of Centaur AC-4, launched on 11 December 1964, which was to test the closed loop Honeywell guidance system and perform the first restart of cryogenic RL10A-3 engines in space.

Mission Details

Launch date: December 11, 1964 at 02:25 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Atlas Centaur
Operator: United States Air Force
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission type: Test Flight