Atlas Agena B
SuccessRanger 5 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Oct 18, 1962, 16:59 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Oct 18, 1962, 16:59 UTC – Thursday, Oct 18, 1962, 16:59 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 5
Type
Lunar Exploration
Orbit
Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor)
Lunar impactor which missed the Moon by 725 km due to an unknown malfunction preventing the spacecraft from receiving power after injection into lunar trajectory.
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