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Lunar Orbiter 4

Also known as Orbiter IV, Lunar Orbiter-D, Orbiter-D, LunarOrbiter4

NASA · Launched

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Completed · Success

NASA lunar orbiter given a broader objective than its predecessors: a systematic photographic survey of lunar surface features to increase scientific knowledge of their nature, origin, and processes. It returned 419 high resolution and 127 medium resolution frames covering 99% of the Moon's near side at 58 to 134 meter resolution before contact was lost on 17 July 1967.

Destinations
Moon
Launch vehicle
Atlas-Agena D
Launch site
Cape Canaveral, United States
Countries
United States
Mission types
Orbiter

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    Lunar Orbiter 4 launched

    Earth

  2. Milestone

    Initial photography of the lunar surface

    Moon

  3. Milestone

    Photographic readout completed

    Moon

  4. Loss of contact

    Contact lost with the spacecraft

    Moon

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • Lunar Orbiter 4 · Orbiter

    Destinations: Moon

Trajectory record

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Provenance

Sources

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Data verified through August 24, 2026