Lunar Orbiter 1 photograph

Lunar Orbiter 1

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Orbital insertionAugust 14, 1966
Orbits577
Launch dateAugust 10, 1966
Manufacturers Boeing
RocketAtlas-Agena
Launch sites Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Launch Complex 13
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Date of Upd.
ID1009335
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About Lunar Orbiter 1


The Lunar Orbiter 1 robotic spacecraft, part of NASA's Lunar Orbiter program, was the first American spacecraft to orbit the Moon. It was designed primarily to photograph smooth areas of the lunar surface for selection and verification of safe landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo missions.

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