Ranger 6

Space probe. Ranger 6 was launched on January 30, 1964 aboard a Atlas Agena B from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Jan 31, 1964).

COSPAR 1964-007ANORAD 747United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Ranger 6
Payload designation: RA-6
International designator: 1964-007A
NORAD catalog number: 747
GCAT identifier: S00747
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.063

Mission

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

Launch

Date: January 30, 1964 · 15:49 UTC
Launch record: 1964-007Success
Rocket: Atlas Agena B
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC12

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 200 km
Apogee: 520,000 km
Inclination: 29.00°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: January 31, 1964
Last known active: Feb 2, 1964
End of operations: Feb 2, 1964

Size

Mass: 381 kg
Dry mass: 381 kg
Length: 3.0 m
Diameter: 1.50 m
Span: 4.6 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00044
Final central body: Luna
Phase start: February 2, 1964
Phase outcome: Reentered (orbital decay) · February 2, 1964
Destination: Luna

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Jan 31, 1964	Earth	Feb 2, 1964	Escaped to another body	Luna

Landings and impacts

World	Type	Result	Touchdown	Site	Coordinates
Luna	Impactor	Targeted impact	Feb 2, 1964	—	9.39, 21.48

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q936275 (CC0).