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U.S.A. 



LUNAR ORBITER 

 NASA 



"Big Science" Descriptor : Space: lunar and planetary probes 



Description of Facility/Instrument ; Complementing the SURVEYOR pro- 

 grams, the LUNAR ORBITERS took photographs of the lunar surface 

 from lunar orbit, converted these directly Into electronic sig- 

 nals, and transmitted them back to Earth. This provided Increased 

 knowledge of both the lunar surface and space telecommunications. 



Date of Construction : 1966-1967 (launches) 



Construction Cost : 1984 $$ : $162.3 million 



Present International Cooperation 



Natlonallty(s) of Ownership : U.S. 

 Natlonallty(s) of Operational Funding : U.S. 

 Natlonallty(s) of Management Staff : U.S. 

 Natlonallty(s) of Researchers: U.S. 



Other Information: 



Launched 



LUNAR ORBITER I 

 LUNAR ORBITER II 

 LUNAR ORBITER III 

 LUNAR ORBITER IV 

 LUNAR ORBITER V 



August 10, 1966, successful relay of pictures- 

 November 6, 1966, successful relay of pictures. 

 February 5, 1967, successful relay of pictures. 

 May A, 1967, successful relay of pictures. 

 August 1, 1967, successful relay of pictures. 



