Surveyor 2 99757 222238869 2008-06-28T07:34:13Z Podzemnik 5093389 [[cs:Surveyor 2]] {{Infobox Spacecraft |Name=Surveyor 2 |Image=[[Image:Surveyor NASA lunar lander.jpg|275px|Surveyor model on Earth]] |Caption=Surveyor model on Earth |Organization=[[NASA]] |Major_Contractors= [[Hughes Aircraft]] |Mission_Type=Lander |Satellite_of= [[Moon]] |Launch= [[September 20]], [[1966]] 12:32:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] |Launch_Vehicle= [[Atlas rocket|Atlas-Centaur]] |Decay= Impacted on moon [[September 23]], [[1966]], 03:18:00 UTC<br>at {{Lunar coords and quad cat|4.0|S|11.0|W}} |Mission_Duration= 62 hours 46 minutes |Mass= 292 kg after fuel used |NSSDC_ID= 1966-084A }} '''Surveyor 2''' was the second [[United States|American]] lunar lander in the [[Surveyor program]] that explored the [[Moon]]. *Launched [[September 20]], [[1966]]; landed [[September 23]], [[1966]] *Weight on landing: 644 lb (292 kg) A mid-course correction failure resulted in the spacecraft tumbling and losing control. The spacecraft was targeted at [[Sinus Medii]], but crashed near [[Copernicus (lunar crater)|Copernicus crater]]. This spacecraft was the second of a series designed to achieve a soft landing on the moon and to return lunar surface photography for determining characteristics of the lunar terrain for Apollo lunar landing missions. It was also equipped to return data on radar reflectivity of the lunar surface, bearing strength of the lunar surface, and spacecraft temperatures for use in the analysis of lunar surface temperatures. The target area proposed was within Sinus Medii. The Atlas-Centaur had placed Surveyor 2 on a path to the moon that was only 130 km from its aim point. During the midcourse correction maneuver, one vernier engine failed to ignite, resulting in an unbalanced thrust that caused the spacecraft to tumble. Attempts to salvage the mission failed. Contact was lost with the spacecraft at 9:35 UTC, [[September 22]]. The spacecraft impacted the lunar surface at 03:18 UTC, [[September 23]], [[1966]]. ==External links== *[http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19680009188_1968009188.pdf Surveyor 2 flight performance Final report - Jan 1967 (PDF)] *[http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19690027073_1969027073.pdf Surveyor Program Results (PDF) 1969] {{Surveyor program|before=[[Surveyor 1]]|after=[[Surveyor 3]]}} [[Category:Surveyor program|2]] [[Category:1966 in space exploration]] [[bg:Сървейър 2]] [[cs:Surveyor 2]] [[el:Σερβέιγιορ 2]] [[fi:Surveyor 2]] [[fr:Surveyor 2]] [[it:Surveyor 2]] [[nl:Surveyor 2]] [[pl:Surveyor 2]]