United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3 Agena BLaunch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Ranger 7
Launched
July 28, 1964
Image: NASA
Summary
Ranger 7 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3 Agena B from Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 28, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 204th launch, 29th this year and humanity's 343rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Atlas LV-3 Agena B flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 26th Atlas LV-3 Agena B flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 204th launch29th this yearhumanity's 343rd orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Ranger 7 · NORAD 842 · left Earth orbit July 29, 1964
Agena B 6009 · left Earth orbit July 29, 1964
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Lunar impactor which successfully reached the surface after transmitting 7,137 photographs.
Pad
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
12th launch from Launch Complex 12, 3rd this year · 116th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
23 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
104 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Ranger 7 launch?
Ranger 7 launched on July 28, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ranger 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ranger 7?
Atlas LV-3 Agena B, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3 Agena B spec sheet
Where did Ranger 7 launch from?
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Ranger 7 going to?
Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor), a lunar exploration mission.
How many satellites did Ranger 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).