RocketAtlas Agena B
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC12
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 2 restart failure
Launch agencyNASA MSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- August 23, 1961, 10:04
- Launch designation
- 1961 PHI
- Mission
- NASA P-32
- Flight name
- Ranger 1
- Vehicle flight ID
- 111D/6001 (AA1)
- Year
- Launches in 1961
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 992 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.306 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OF40 · S2R
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranger 1 | 1961 PHI 1NORAD 173 | Jet Propulsion Lab | Deep space | 306 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Aug 30, 1961 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.