Ranger 1

Space probe. Ranger 1 was launched on August 23, 1961 aboard a Atlas Agena B from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 30, 1961).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: Ranger 1
Payload designation: NASA P-32
Other names: RA-1:P
International designator: 1961 PHI 1
NORAD catalog number: 173
GCAT identifier: S00173

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Civil government
Program: Ranger I
Owner: JPL
Country: United States
Builder: Jet Propulsion Lab
Platform (bus): Ranger Block I

Launch

Date: August 23, 1961 · 10:04 UTC
Launch record: 1961 PHIFailure · 0.4
Rocket: Atlas Agena B
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC12

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 179 km
Apogee: 446 km
Inclination: 32.88°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: August 30, 1961
Last known active: Aug 27, 1961
End of operations: Aug 27, 1961

Size

Mass: 306 kg
Dry mass: 306 kg
Length: 3.6 m
Diameter: 1.50 m
Span: 5.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q795339 (CC0).