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Lunar Orbiter Diagram

Line drawing showing parts of spacecraft.
Source: NASA/Langley Research Center
Published: November 25, 2018

A diagram of Lunar Orbiter spacecraft.

Five Lunar Orbiter missions were launched in 1966 through 1967 with the purpose of mapping the lunar surface before the Apollo landings.

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