Ranger 3 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
26 Jan 1962, 8:30pm
UTC
Pad
Launch Complex 12
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Ranger 3
Mission Type
Lunar Exploration
Destination
Heliocentric N/A
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.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC
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