United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3 Agena BLaunch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Ranger 5
Launched
October 18, 1962
Image: NASA
Summary
Ranger 5 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3 Agena B from Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 18, 1962. It was United States Air Force's 114th launch, 43rd this year and humanity's 205th orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Atlas LV-3 Agena B flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas LV-3 Agena B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Lunar Exploration · Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor)
- Milestone
- 19th Atlas LV-3 Agena B flight · 11th this yearUnited States Air Force's 114th launch43rd this yearhumanity's 205th orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Lunar impactor which missed the Moon by 725 km due to an unknown malfunction preventing the spacecraft from receiving power after injection into lunar trajectory.
Pad
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
9th launch from Launch Complex 12, 5th this year · 90th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
23 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
52 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Ranger 5 launch?
Ranger 5 launched on October 18, 1962. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ranger 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ranger 5?
Atlas LV-3 Agena B, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3 Agena B spec sheet
Where did Ranger 5 launch from?
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Ranger 5 going to?
Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor), a lunar exploration mission.