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Apollo MSS
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American manned lunar orbiter. Study 1965. The Apollo Mapping and Survey System was a kit of photographic equipment that was at one time part of the basic Apollo Block II configuration.

AKA: Mapping and Survey System. Status: Study 1965. Payload: 680 kg (1,490 lb). Gross mass: 680 kg (1,490 lb).

The actual hardware, which would be installed in the equipment bay of certain Service Modules, would weigh up to 680 kg. The system was abandoned when it became clear that Lunar Orbiter would provide all the necessary photographs needed for Apollo landing site selection.



Family: Lunar Orbiters, Moon. Country: USA. Launch Vehicles: Saturn V. Bibliography: 16.

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