January 26, 1962 at 8:30 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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January 26, 1962 at 8:30 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 12
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4806, -80.5419
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.
Atlas · LV-3 Agena B
Height
20.27 m
Diameter
3.05 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Successful launches
21
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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