Atlas Agena B
SuccessRanger 4 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Monday, Apr 23, 1962, 20:50 UTC
Launch window
Monday, Apr 23, 1962, 20:50 UTC – Monday, Apr 23, 1962, 20:50 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Ranger 4
Type
Lunar Exploration
Orbit
Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor)
Ranger 4 was a spacecraft designed to softly impact the lunar surface. Its solar panels were never extended and its sun and earth acquisition system was not initiated due to a failure of a timer in its central computer. It impacted the far side of the Moon on April 26 after 64 hours of flight.
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