Ranger 3
Atlas Agena B
United States Air Force
Mission
Ranger 3
Type: Lunar Exploration
Ranger 3 was a spacecraft designed to transmit pictures of the lunar surface during the last 10 minutes prior to impacting the Moon. A malfunction in the booster guidance system resulted in excessive spacecraft speed. Ranger 3 missed the Moon by 36,800 km and is now in a heliocentric orbit.
Location
Launch Complex 12
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
847 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Rocket
Atlas LV-3 Agena B – United States Air Force
Family: Atlas
Length: 20.27 m
Diameter: 3.05 m
Launch Mass: 130 T
The Atlas LV-3 Agena B was manufactured by United States Air Force with the first launch on . Atlas LV-3 Agena B has 21 successful launches and 8 failed launches with a total of 29 launches. The Atlas LV-3A was a largely unsuccessful configuration until it was given an Agena B upper stage. It was responsible for the launch of Mariner II to Venus and had one of the first engines that could be restarted in orbit.
Agency
United States Air Force
Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Country: USA
