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Surveyor 4

Lunar Lander

Surveyor 4 was the fourth lunar lander in the American uncrewed Surveyor program sent to explore the surface of the Moon. The spacecraft crashed after an otherwise flawless mission when telemetry contact was lost about 2.5 minutes before its planned touchdown at Sinus Medii.

Facts
Spacecraft Type
Lunar lander 2
Launch Date
1967-07-14 3
Status
Status (category)
Destroyed 1
Connections

Mission Of

Surveyor Program, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia: Surveyor 4

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Surveyor 4
Sources
1. Surveyor 4 (Wikipedia)
This spacecraft crashed after an otherwise flawless mission; telemetry contact was lost 2.5 minutes before touchdownView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Surveyor 4
  • Intro, first sentence
    fourth lunar lander
  • In Group: Surveyor Program Lunar Landers, lead sentence: fourth lunar lander in the American uncrewed Surveyor program
  • Operated By: NASA, Infobox, operator (operator)
  • Part Of: Surveyor Program, Lead paragraph, part-of
    Surveyor 4 is the fourth lunar lander in the American uncrewed Surveyor program sent to explore the surface of the Moon.
  • Mission Of: Surveyor Program, Lead paragraph, mission-of
    Surveyor 4 is the fourth lunar lander in the American uncrewed Surveyor program sent to explore the surface of the Moon.
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3. Wikidata: Surveyor 4
Wikidata Q862566, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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