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    Mission description

    The Surveyor series of space probes was designed to carry out the first soft landings on the Moon by any American
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    Science instruments

    The TV camera consisted of a vidicon tube, a zoom lens operated at either end of its range resulting in 25 millimeter and 100 millimeter focal-lengths, resulting in optical fields of view of 25.3 or 6.43 degrees, a shutter, cle… See more

    Mission typeLunar lander
    OperatorNASA
    COSPAR ID1966-045A
    SATCAT no.02185
    Legacy and status

    On January 6, 1967, Surveyor 1 was reactivated for 12 hours. The spacecraft returned data on the motion of the Moon, which would be used to refine the map of its orbital path around the Earth as well as better deter… See more

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