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Table 1.-Summary of Lunar Orbiter Missions
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Lunar Orbiter mission--
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I
| II
| III
| IV
| V
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Initial
| Intermediate
| Final
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Primary orbital parameters: |
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Orbital period |
3h28m21s |
3h28m34s |
3h28m |
12h1m |
8h30m29.1s |
8h22m40s |
3h11m14s |
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Inclination, deg |
12 |
12 |
21 |
85 |
85 |
85 |
85 |
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Perilune altitude, km |
50 |
50 |
55 |
2700 |
200 |
100 |
100 |
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Apolune altitude, km |
1850 |
1850 |
1850 |
6110 |
6092 |
6092 |
1500 |
Time in orbit summary: |
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Orbit injection date |
8-14-66 |
11-10-66 |
2-8-67 |
5-8-67 |
8-5-67 |
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Total orbits |
547 |
2289 |
1843 |
225 |
1201 |
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Total days |
76 |
335 |
243 |
70 |
179 |
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Impact date |
10-29-66 |
10-11-67 |
10-9-67 |
17-17-67 |
1-31-68 |
Photographic summary: |
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First photography date |
8-18-66 |
11-18-66 |
2-15-67 |
5-11-67 |
8-6-67 |
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Last photography date |
8-29-66 |
11-25-66 |
2-23-67 |
5-26-67 |
8-18-67 |
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Total medium-resolution photographs read out |
211 |
208 |
157 |
179 |
212 |
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Total high-resolution photographs read out |
211 |
209 |
170 |
180 |
213 |
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Altitude range, km |
45 to 1454 |
41 to 1517 |
44 to 1460 |
2670 to 6150 |
96 to 5755 |
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