Lunar Orbiter spacecraft

The Lunar Orbiter program were five unmanned lunar orbiter missions flown in 1966 through 1967. They helped select Apollo landing sites by mapping the Moon's surface. They provided the first photographs from lunar orbit.


Lunar Orbiter 1
Launched August 10, 1966
Imaged Moon: August 18 to 29, 1966
Impact with Moon: October 29, 1966
Lunar Orbiter 2
Launched November 6, 1966
Imaged Moon: November 18 to 25, 1966
Impact with Moon: October 11, 1967
Lunar Orbiter 3
Launched February 5, 1967
Imaged Moon: February 15 to 23, 1967
Impact with Moon: October 9, 1967
Lunar Orbiter 4
Launched May 4, 1967
Imaged Moon: May 11 to 26, 1967
Impact with Moon: Approximately October 31, 1967
Lunar Orbiter 5
Launched August 1, 1967
Imaged Moon: August 6 to 18, 1967
Impact with Moon: January 31, 1968