Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
Lunar probe lost due to the failure of a vernier engine during a midcourse correction maneuver which sent the spacecraft in an unrecoverable tumble.
Details
Type
Lunar Exploration
Orbit
Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor)
Location
Unknown
Date
Tue, Sep 20, 1966, 12:32
Weather
Pro