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Ranger 4
Ranger 4 was launched on April 23, 1962. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 26, 1962).
COSPAR 1962 MU 1GCAT D00024United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Ranger 4
- International designator
- 1962 MU 1
- GCAT identifier
- D00024
Mission
- Mission type
- —
- Owner
- NASA
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Jet Propulsion Lab
- Platform (bus)
- Ranger Block II
Launch
- Date
- April 23, 1962
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- PCO
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- April 26, 1962
Size
- Mass
- 188 kg
- Dry mass
- 188 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 336 kg
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00024
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- April 26, 1962
- Phase outcome
- Reentered (orbital decay) · April 26, 1962
- Destination
- Luna
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1962 | Earth | Apr 26, 1962 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna | Secondary component | Targeted impact | Apr 26, 1962 | — | -15.50, -130.50 |
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).