SURVEYOR-3

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Mars_Rover
gptkbp:communication S-band radio
gptkbp:data_return soil analysis
images of the lunar surface
gptkbp:first_lunar_sample_return false
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SURVEYOR-3
gptkbp:landing_distance four
gptkbp:landing_site gptkb:Oceanus_Procellarum
gptkb:true
April 20, 1967
gptkbp:launch_date April 17, 1967
gptkbp:mission_duration about 2 months
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:notable_achievement helped confirm the feasibility of future crewed lunar landings.
analyzed lunar surface composition.
conducted experiments on lunar soil.
demonstrated soft landing technology.
first spacecraft to use a robotic arm on the Moon.
landed within 12 miles of its target.
operated for 61 days.
provided data for Apollo program.
returned over 600 images.
first spacecraft to land on the Moon and transmit images back to Earth.
gptkbp:operational_status completed
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:SURVEYOR-2
gptkbp:resolution 10 meters
gptkbp:scientific_goals provide data for future missions
analyze lunar soil
test landing techniques
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:camera
gptkb:spectrometer
gptkb:magnetometer
soil scoop
gptkbp:status transmitted data until May 1970
gptkbp:success gptkb:true
gptkbp:successor SURVEYOR-4
gptkbp:weight 995 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mavyret
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6