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Ranger 5
Ranger 5 was launched on October 18, 1962. Latest status in GCAT: flyby (Oct 22, 1962).
COSPAR 1962 B ETA 1GCAT D00030United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Ranger 5
- International designator
- 1962 B ETA 1
- GCAT identifier
- D00030
Mission
- Mission type
- —
- Owner
- NASA
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Jet Propulsion Lab
- Platform (bus)
- Ranger Block 2
Launch
- Date
- October 18, 1962
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- PCO
- Status
- Flyby
- Status date
- October 22, 1962
Size
- Mass
- 203 kg
- Dry mass
- 203 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 351 kg
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00030
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- October 21, 1962
- Phase outcome
- Flyby · October 22, 1962
- Destination
- Earth
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 1962 | Earth | Oct 21, 1962 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Oct 22, 1962 | Earth | Oct 30, 1962 | Escaped to another body | HCO |
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).