United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3 Agena BLaunch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Ranger 6
Launched
January 30, 1964
Image: NASA
Summary
Ranger 6 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3 Agena B from Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 30, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 180th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 300th orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th Atlas LV-3 Agena B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- 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
- 25th Atlas LV-3 Agena B flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 180th launch5th this yearhumanity's 300th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload
- Ranger 6 · NORAD 747 · left Earth orbit January 31, 1964
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Lunar impactor which successfully reached the surface but sent no video signal back to Earth.
Pad
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
10th launch from Launch Complex 12, 1st this year · 109th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
23 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
468 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Ranger 6 launch?
Ranger 6 launched on January 30, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ranger 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ranger 6?
Atlas LV-3 Agena B, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3 Agena B spec sheet
Where did Ranger 6 launch from?
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Ranger 6 going to?
Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor), a lunar exploration mission.
How many satellites did Ranger 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).