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10/08/1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 probe is launched

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LUNAR ORBITER 1 Launch - Stabilized Distant Launch Views (1966/08/10) Atlas-Agena, Canaveral LC-13

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Mission Profile - 1966-08-10 Lunar Orbiter 1

It was the first American spacecraft to orbit the Moon. It was designed primarily to photograph lunar surface and look for safe landing sites. It was also equipped to collect selenodetic, radiation intensity, and micrometeoroid impact data. Lunar Orbiter 1 took first ever image of Earth from the distance of the Moon as well.