Lunar Orbiter 2

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:analysis conducted by JPL
gptkbp:archives NASA archives
gptkbp:contribution lunar surface mapping
gptkbp:control_system autonomous
gptkbp:coverage 95% of the Moon's surface
95% of the lunar surface
gptkbp:data_return high volume
gptkbp:data_type photographic images
gptkbp:data_usage 8 kbps
gptkbp:elevation 48 km
gptkbp:first_awarded 205
219
1966-12-09
1966-08-12
gptkbp:frequency S-band
gptkbp:funding NASA budget
gptkbp:historical_legacy contributed to Apollo missions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lunar Orbiter 2
gptkbp:image_format black and white
gptkbp:image_processing ground-based
via radio waves
gptkbp:image_transmission_end 1966-12-09
gptkbp:image_transmission_start 1966-08-12
gptkbp:impact influenced lunar geology studies
gptkbp:landing_site gptkb:N/_A
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:1966
1966-08-04
1966-11-06
November 6, 1966
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Atlas-Agena
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:mission completed
successful
NASA engineers
identify landing sites
1967-01-11
fuel depletion
gptkbp:mission_duration 6 months
10 months
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:Moon
robotic mission
gptkbp:objective study lunar surface features
mapping the Moon
gptkbp:orbit_type polar orbit
gptkbp:orbital_period 2 hours 5 minutes
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:research used for lunar cartography
gptkbp:resolution 80 meters
high resolution
80 meters per pixel
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:cosmic_ray_detector
gptkb:camera
gptkb:magnetometer
gptkbp:storage magnetic tape
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lunar_Orbiter_3
gptkbp:target_body gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:weight 1,200 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Launch_Complex_36
gptkb:Lunar_Orbiter_1
gptkb:Copernicus_Crater
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5