United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3 Agena BLaunch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Ranger 8
Launched
February 17, 1965
Image: NASA
Summary
Ranger 8 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3 Agena B from Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 17, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 240th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 405th orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Atlas LV-3 Agena B flight and the 1st 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
- 28th Atlas LV-3 Agena B flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 240th launch9th this yearhumanity's 405th orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Ranger 8 · NORAD 1086 · left Earth orbit February 20, 1965
Agena B 6006 · left Earth orbit February 20, 1965
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
15th launch from Launch Complex 12, 1st this year · 132nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
23 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
81 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Ranger 8 launch?
Ranger 8 launched on February 17, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ranger 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ranger 8?
Atlas LV-3 Agena B, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3 Agena B spec sheet
Where did Ranger 8 launch from?
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Ranger 8 going to?
Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor), a lunar exploration mission.
How many satellites did Ranger 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).