Lunar Orbiter 3 spacecraft

Photography mission partly limited by film-advance problems; deliberately impacted in 1967.

Coordinates

14.6, -91.7 (positive-east)

Era

A (1959-1976)

Parent mission

Lunar Orbiter 3

Role

lunar orbiter/impactor

Operator

NASA / Langley

Nation

USA

Launched (UTC)

1967-02-05 01:17:01

Reached Moon (UTC)

1967-02-08

Event type

orbiter/impactor

Outcome

partial

Site

Lunar impact site

Left on surface

orbiter impact debris

Returned material

none

Current status

crashed/on lunar surface

Operational status (derived)

inactive

Source grade

primary

Primary source