Moon
Ranger IV
Lunar probe.
Failed · Launch or early mission failure
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The mission
Lunar probe. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1962 MU; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 23 April 1962, 20:50 UTC
- Launch location
- Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex, Air Force Missile Test Center
- Launch vehicle
- Atlas Agena B
- Orbit
- Earth-escape trajectory
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Failed
Mission failure · 26 April 1962
Launch or early mission failure
GCAT records the primary mission element as ended after a launch or early mission failure.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Ranger IV
Lunar probe.
- GCAT ID
- S00280
- Manufacturer
- Jet Propulsion Lab
- Launch mass
- 188 kg
- Dimensions
- 1 m long · 1.5 m diameter · 5.2 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Ranger IV.
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