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mission
Close ✕Lunar Orbiter 1
Photographed candidate Apollo landing sites, and took the first picture of Earth from the distance of the Moon. Orbiter, operated by NASA of United States. Robotic.
No recorded place · 1966-08-10 – 1966-08-14
Lunar mission
Operated byNASA · United States
ProgrammeLunar Orbiter
ClassOrbiter · robotic
Outcomesuccess
Launched1966-08-10
Arrived1966-08-14
PositionThis mission did not reach the surface. It has no position because it never had one.
Connections
- operated by NASA — Lunar Orbiter 1 was flown by NASA.
- part of Lunar Orbiter — Lunar Orbiter 1 was flown as part of the programme.
Mission history61 missions · 1959 → 2026 · 2 planned
1145 objects · 280 located (1 withheld pending verification) · 865 unlocated · No relief basemap · marks drawn only from sourced coordinates