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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
Profile →Atlas V is an expendable launch system in the Atlas rocket family. It was formerly operated by Lockheed Martin and is now operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture with...
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%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Launch Complex 12
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.481°N
- Longitude
- 80.542°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
08:30 PM UTC - 08:30 PM UTC
Delay History
1Jan 26Jan 26Success → Success
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