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Ranger 3
Atlas LV-3 Agena BUnited States Air ForceLaunch Complex 12
Friday, January 26, 1962 · 08:30 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Atlas LV-3 Agena B
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Height59.7 m
LEO Payload18,850 kg
Launches1078
Successes972
Mission Brief
Ranger 3 was a spacecraft designed to transmit pictures of the lunar surface during the last 10 minutes prior to impacting the Moon. A malfunction in the booster guidance system resulted in excessive spacecraft speed. Ranger 3 missed the Moon by 36,800 km and is now in a heliocentric orbit.
PayloadRanger 3
OrbitHeliocentric N/A
CustomerUnited States Air Force
Stages2
PadLaunch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.481°N, 80.542°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
