Q: When was Lunar Orbiter 5 launched?

A: Lunar Orbiter 5 was launched on August 1, 1967, from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 13.

Q: What type of spacecraft was Lunar Orbiter 5?

A: It was an unmanned robotic space probe designed to explore further into outer space rather than orbiting the Earth.

Q: How did the mission end?

A: The mission concluded on January 31, 1968, when the probe underwent atmospheric entry and orbit decay.

Q: What rocket was used to launch this probe?

A: Lunar Orbiter 5 was launched using an Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D expendable launch system.

Lunar Orbiter 5

space probe

Vehicle space_probe Q250644

Facts

11 properties

Instance of: space probe
Launch date: 1967-08-01
Location: LQ18^[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: January 31, 1968^[7]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: August 1, 1967^[6]

🏷️ Also known as

en Lunar Orbiter 5 en Lunar Orbiter V hi चंद्र आर्बिटर 5 hu Lunar Orbiter–5 ja ルナ・オービター5号 ru Лунар орбитер-5 uk Лунар орбітер — 5 zh 月球轨道器5号

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Image (Wikimedia Commons): Lunar orbiter 1 (large).jpg ↗
BabelNet ID: 03775423n
COSPAR ID: 1967-075A
Freebase ID: /m/03ls6v
NSSDCA ID: 1967-075A
SCN: 02907
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "02907"]

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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 5 is a space probe^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 5 — location (P276): LQ18. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 5 — part of (P361): Lunar Orbiter program. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 5 — space launch vehicle (P375): Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 5 — archives at (P485): Lunar and Planetary Institute. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 5 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): August 1, 1967. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 5 — time of object orbit decay (P621): January 31, 1968. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 5 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 5 — significant event (P793): atmospheric entry. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 5 — start point (P1427): Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 13. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Lunar Orbiter 5 is an instance of space probe (Q26529) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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