Ranger 4

US unmanned spaceprobe. Ranger 4 was launched on April 23, 1962 aboard a Atlas Agena B from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Apr 26, 1962).

COSPAR 1962 MU 1NORAD 280United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Ranger 4
Payload designation: RA-4
International designator: 1962 MU 1
NORAD catalog number: 280
GCAT identifier: S00280
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.007

Mission

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

Launch

Date: April 23, 1962 · 20:50 UTC
Launch record: 1962 MUSuccess
Rocket: Atlas Agena B
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC12

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): EEO
Perigee: 200 km
Inclination: 29.40°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: April 26, 1962
Last known active: Apr 26, 1962
End of operations: Apr 26, 1962

Size

Mass: 188 kg
Dry mass: 188 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 336 kg
Length: 1.0 m
Diameter: 1.50 m
Span: 5.2 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00026
Final central body: Luna
Phase start: April 26, 1962
Phase outcome: Reentered attached to another object · April 26, 1962
Destination: Luna

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Apr 23, 1962	Earth	Apr 26, 1962	Escaped to another body, attached	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); Wikidata Q923962 (CC0).