United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3 Agena BLaunch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Ranger 2
Launched
November 18, 1961
Image: NASA
Summary
Ranger 2 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3 Agena B from Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 18, 1961. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 67th launch, 29th this year and humanity's 136th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Atlas LV-3 Agena B flight. The payload was bound for High Earth Orbit (HEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas LV-3 Agena B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · High Earth Orbit (HEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Atlas LV-3 Agena B flightUnited States Air Force's 67th launch29th this yearhumanity's 136th orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Ranger 2 was the second NASA engineering test of the Ranger spacecraft, intended for a highly elliptical orbit far beyond the Moon's distance to check its systems and fields-and-particles instruments. A failed roll gyro cost the Agena its attitude control and the restart burn lasted only a second, leaving the probe in a low orbit from which it reentered after a day.
Pad
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
4th launch from Launch Complex 12, 2nd this year · 71st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
23 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
86 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Ranger 2 launch?
Ranger 2 launched on November 18, 1961. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ranger 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ranger 2?
Atlas LV-3 Agena B, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3 Agena B spec sheet
Where did Ranger 2 launch from?
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Ranger 2 going to?
High Earth Orbit (HEO), a test flight mission.