Lunar Orbiter program

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:none
gptkbp:analysis conducted by scientists
gptkbp:archives archived for future use
gptkbp:categories organized by mission
gptkbp:challenges communication delays
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:none
gptkbp:collection orbital photography
gptkbp:contribution lunar surface analysis
gptkbp:data_return over 2000 images
gptkbp:data_transmission radio signals
gptkbp:data_type digital images
photographic images
gptkbp:data_usage gptkb:scientific_research
gptkbp:end_date gptkb:1967
gptkbp:funding NASA budget
gptkbp:goal mapping the Moon
gptkbp:historical_significance first detailed images of the Moon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lunar Orbiter program
gptkbp:image Lunar surface
gptkbp:image_format black and white images
gptkbp:image_processing telemetry
during lunar orbit
enhanced for clarity
gptkbp:image_resolution_range 60 to 80 meters
gptkbp:impact influenced lunar science
gptkbp:input_output scientific data
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:camera
gptkbp:last_image Lunar surface
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:1966
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Atlas-Agena
gptkbp:launched gptkb:5
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for future lunar exploration
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Lunar_Orbiter_1
gptkb:5
gptkb:Moon
gptkb:Lunar_Orbiter_5
gptkb:NASA's_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
all missions successful
successful completion of objectives
successfully completed
mission objectives achieved
extensive records maintained.
gptkbp:mission_duration approximately 1 year
gptkbp:mission_type uncrewed spacecraft
gptkbp:objective identify landing sites
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:operational_status completed
gptkbp:project gptkb:William_L._B._Mc_Donald
2 years
part of the space race
gptkbp:provides_information_on with scientific community
gptkbp:public_interest high
gptkbp:publications gptkb:academic_journals
gptkbp:resolution 80 meters
high resolution
conducted post-mission
gptkbp:scientific_goals lunar surface mapping
gptkbp:significance provided data for Apollo missions
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:storage NASA archives
magnetic tape
gptkbp:success_rate 100%
gptkbp:successor Surveyor program
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zond_program
gptkb:space_exploration
gptkb:Space_race
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4