Lunar Orbiter 3

Lunar Orbiter 3
	Lunar Orbiter 3 image of the far side of the Moon, enhanced by LOIRP
Mission type	Lunar orbiter
Operator	NASA
COSPAR ID	1967-008A
SATCAT no.	2666
Website	science.nasa.gov
Mission duration	8 months, 4 days
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer	Langley Research Center
Launch mass	385.6 kg (850 lb)
Dimensions	3.72 × 1.65 × 1.5 m (12.2 × 5.4 × 4.9 ft)
Power	375 watts
Start of mission
Launch date	February 5, 1967, 01:17:01 UTC
Rocket	Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D
Launch site	Cape Canaveral LC-13
End of mission
Disposal	Deorbited
Decay date	October 9, 1967, 10:27:11 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Selenocentric
Semi-major axis	2,694 km (1,674 mi)
Eccentricity	0.33
Periselene altitude	1,791 km (1,113 mi)
Aposelene altitude	3,598 km (2,236 mi)
Inclination	20.9 degrees
Period	208.1 minutes
Epoch	February 7, 1967, 19:00:00 UTC
Lunar orbiter
Orbital insertion	February 8, 1967, 21:54 UTC
Impact site	14°18′N 97°42′W / 14.3°N 97.7°W
Orbits	1,702
Transponders
Frequency	2295 MHz
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Instruments
-	Cesium Iodide Dosimeters
-	Lunar Photographic Studies
-	Meteoroid Detectors
-	Selenodesy
	Lunar Orbiter program ← Lunar Orbiter 2 Lunar Orbiter 4 →

The Lunar Orbiter 3 was a spacecraft launched by NASA in 1967 as part of the Lunar Orbiter Program.^[7] It was designed primarily to photograph areas of the lunar surface for confirmation of safe landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo missions. It was also equipped to collect selenodetic, radiation intensity, and micrometeoroid impact data.

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