Moon
Ranger VII
Lunar impact probe.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Lunar impact probe. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1964-041; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 28 July 1964, 16:50:07 UTC
- Launch location
- Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range
- Launch vehicle
- Atlas Agena B
- Orbit
- Cislunar or translunar orbit
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 31 July 1964
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Ranger VII
Lunar impact probe.
- GCAT ID
- S00842
- Manufacturer
- Jet Propulsion Lab
- Launch mass
- 365 kg
- Dimensions
- 3 m long · 1.5 m diameter · 4.6 m span
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Gallery
One image from Ranger VII.
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