Lunar Orbiter 5 spacecraft

Final Lunar Orbiter mapping mission; deliberately/operationally impacted after mission.

Era

A (1959-1976)

Parent mission

Lunar Orbiter 5

Role

lunar orbiter/impactor

Operator

NASA / Langley

Nation

USA

Launched (UTC)

1967-08-01

Reached Moon (UTC)

1967-08-05

Event type

orbiter/impactor

Outcome

success

Site

Lunar impact; exact coordinates not_found_yet

Left on surface

orbiter impact debris

Returned material

none

Current status

crashed/on lunar surface

Operational status (derived)

inactive

Source grade

primary

Review note

review:high

Primary source