Ranger 2

Unmanned US spaceprobe. Ranger 2 was launched on November 18, 1961 aboard a Atlas Agena B from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 20, 1961).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: Ranger 2
Payload designation: NASA P-33
Other names: RA-2:P
International designator: 1961 A THE
NORAD catalog number: 206
GCAT identifier: S00206

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: November 18, 1961 · 08:12 UTC
Launch record: 1961 A THEFailure · 0.4
Rocket: Atlas Agena B
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC12

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 149 km
Apogee: 169 km
Inclination: 33.34°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: November 20, 1961
Last known active: Nov 19, 1961
End of operations: Nov 19, 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 Q733049 (CC0).