# Canonical recap data for Lunar Orbiter 1 Transmits Moon Photos (1966)
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slug: lunar-orbiter-1
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1966/lunar-orbiter-1"
title: Lunar Orbiter 1 Transmits Moon Photos
subtitle: The first spacecraft to orbit the Moon and transmit detailed photographs, paving the way for the Apollo landings.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1966-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1966
decade: 1960
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: |-

  This list of extraterrestrial orbiters is a listing of spacecraft that achieved an extraterrestrial orbit.
summaryLong: |-

  This list of extraterrestrial orbiters is a listing of spacecraft that achieved an extraterrestrial orbit.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/First_View_of_Earth_from_Moon.jpg/1280px-First_View_of_Earth_from_Moon.jpg"
heroImageCredit: NASA · via Wikipedia
importance: 70
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extraterrestrial_orbiters"
  title: Lunar orbiter
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- tech-launch
metaDescription: |-

  This list of extraterrestrial orbiters is a listing of spacecraft that achieved an extraterrestrial orbit.
wikidataQid: Q6619170
translations:
es:
summaryShort: Esta lista de satélites extraterrestres es un listado de naves espaciales que lograron una órbita extraterrestre.
summaryLong: Esta lista de satélites extraterrestres es un listado de naves espaciales que lograron una órbita extraterrestre.
generatedAt: "2026-07-06T10:53:12.578Z"
fr:
summaryShort: Cette liste des orbiteurs extraterrestres est un répertoire des engins spatiaux ayant atteint une orbite extraterrestre.
summaryLong: Cette liste des orbiteurs extraterrestres est un répertoire des engins spatiaux ayant atteint une orbite extraterrestre.
generatedAt: "2026-07-06T10:53:13.903Z"
de:
summaryShort: Diese Liste außerirdischer Orbiter ist eine Auflistung von Raumfahrzeugen, die eine außerirdische Umlaufbahn erreicht haben.
summaryLong: Diese Liste außerirdischer Orbiter ist eine Auflistung von Raumfahrzeugen, die eine außerirdische Umlaufbahn erreicht haben.
generatedAt: "2026-07-06T10:53:14.753Z"
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260628011551/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extraterrestrial_orbiters"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-28
  label: Lunar orbiter
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extraterrestrial_orbiters"
