Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United States Air Force
Provider type
Government
Orbit
Lunar Impactor
Mission type
Lunar Exploration
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Tue, 20 Sep 1966 12:32:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#611 ever
Mission
Lunar probe lost due to the failure of a vernier engine during a midcourse correction maneuver which sent the spacecraft in an unrecoverable tumble.