RocketAtlas Agena B
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC12
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA MSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- October 18, 1962, 16:59
- Launch designation
- 1962 B ETA
- Mission
- Ranger 5
- Vehicle flight ID
- 215D/6005 (AA7)
- Year
- Launches in 1962
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.351 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranger 5 | 1962 B ETA 1NORAD 439 | Jet Propulsion Lab | Deep space | 203 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Oct 19, 1962 |
| Ranger Capsule 18 | 1962 B ETA | 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.