Q: When was Lunar Orbiter 2 launched?

**A:** Lunar Orbiter 2 lifted off on 6 November 1966 from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 13.

Q: Which rocket carried Lunar Orbiter 2 into space?

**A:** The probe was launched aboard an **Atlas SLV‑3 Agena‑D** expendable launch vehicle.

Q: When did Lunar Orbiter 2’s mission end?

**A:** The spacecraft re‑entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 October 1967, marking the end of its mission.

Q: Where can I find the mission’s photographic archives?

**A:** Photographs from Lunar Orbiter 2 are archived at the **Lunar and Planetary Institute** (LPI) and are accessible via the institute’s online resources.

Q: What program was Lunar Orbiter 2 part of?

**A:** It was one of the probes in NASA’s **Lunar Orbiter program**, a series of missions designed to image the Moon.

Lunar Orbiter 2

space probe

Vehicle space_probe Q946427

Facts

11 properties

Instance of: space probe
Launch date: 1966-11-06
Location: LQ14^[2]
Part of: Lunar Orbiter program^[3]
Archives at: Lunar and Planetary Institute^[5]
Launch vehicle: Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D
Significant event: rocket launch, atmospheric entry^[8]^[9]
Space launch vehicle: Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D^[4]
Start point: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 13^[10]
Time of object orbit decay: October 11, 1967^[7]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: November 6, 1966^[6]

🏷️ Also known as

en Lunar Orbiter 2 en Lunar Orbiter II he לונר אורביטר 2 hi चंद्र आर्बिटर 2 hu Lunar Orbiter-2 ja ルナ・オービター2号 ru Lunar Orbiter 2 ru Лунар орбитер-2 zh 月球轨道器2号

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Image (Wikimedia Commons): Lunar orbiter 1 (large).jpg ↗
COSPAR ID: 1966-100A
Freebase ID: /m/03ls0f
NSSDCA ID: 1966-100A
SCN: 02534
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "02534"]

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Significant event 2

atmospheric entry, rocket launch

Archives at 1

Lunar and Planetary Institute

Instance of 1

space probe

Part of 1

Lunar Orbiter program

Space launch vehicle 1

Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D

Start point 1

Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 13

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Summary

Lunar Orbiter 2 is a space probe^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 2 — location (P276): LQ14. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 2 — part of (P361): Lunar Orbiter program. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 2 — space launch vehicle (P375): Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 2 — archives at (P485): Lunar and Planetary Institute. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 2 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): November 6, 1966. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 2 — time of object orbit decay (P621): October 11, 1967. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 2 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 2 — significant event (P793): atmospheric entry. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 2 — start point (P1427): Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 13. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 2 is an instance of space probe (Q26529) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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