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1965 · United States Air Force

Ranger 8

successAtlas Agena B | Ranger 8

Lunar impactor which successfully reached the surface after transmitting 7,137 photographs.

Overview

Date / time: February 17, 1965 at 05:05 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Launch Complex 12
Mission: Ranger 8
Mission type: Lunar Exploration
Orbit achieved: Lunar Impactor

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Launch provider

United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1