Q: What was the purpose of Lunar Orbiter 4?

A: Lunar Orbiter 4 was designed to photograph the Moon's surface in high resolution to support the Apollo landing site selection process.

Q: How was Lunar Orbiter 4 launched?

A: It was launched on May 4, 1967, using an Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 13.

Q: When did Lunar Orbiter 4's mission end?

A: The probe's mission concluded on October 6, 1967, when its orbit decayed and it re-entered Earth's atmosphere.

Q: Where are Lunar Orbiter 4's photographs stored?

A: The photographs are archived at the Lunar and Planetary Institute.

Q: What was unique about Lunar Orbiter 4's mission?

A: It provided critical high-resolution imagery of the Moon's surface, essential for planning the Apollo lunar landings.

Lunar Orbiter 4

space probe

Vehicle space_probe Q1066381

Facts

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Instance of: space probe
Launch date: 1967-05-04
Part of: Lunar Orbiter program^[2]
Archives at: Lunar and Planetary Institute^[4]
Launch vehicle: Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D
Significant event: rocket launch, atmospheric entry^[7]^[8]
Space launch vehicle: Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D^[3]
Start point: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 13^[9]
Time of object orbit decay: October 6, 1967^[6]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: May 4, 1967^[5]

🏷️ Also known as

en Lunar Orbiter 4 en Lunar Orbiter IV hi चंद्र आर्बिटर 4 hu Lunar Orbiter-4 ja ルナ・オービター4号 ru Лунар орбитер-4 zh 月球轨道器4号

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Image (Wikimedia Commons): Lunar orbiter 1 (large).jpg ↗
COSPAR ID: 1967-041A
Freebase ID: /m/03ls4q
NSSDCA ID: 1967-041A
SCN: 02772
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "02772"]

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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 4 is a space probe^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 4 is an instance of space probe (Q26529) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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