Ranger 4 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
23 Apr 1962, 8:50pm
UTC
Pad
Launch Complex 12
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Ranger 4
Mission Type
Lunar Exploration
Destination
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.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC
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