RocketAtlas Agena B
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC12
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA MSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- January 26, 1962, 20:30
- Launch designation
- 1962 ALP
- Mission
- NASA P-34
- Flight name
- Ranger 3
- Vehicle flight ID
- 121D/6003 (AA3)
- Year
- Launches in 1962
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.336 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranger 3 | 1962 ALP 1NORAD 221 | Jet Propulsion Lab | Deep space | 188 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Jan 28, 1962 |
| Ranger Capsule 12 | 1962 ALP | Jet Propulsion Lab | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.