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Ranger 8

Space Probe

Ranger 8 was a lunar probe in the Ranger program, the robotic NASA spacecraft series of the early to mid 1960s built to obtain the first close up images of the Moon surface. During its 1965 mission it transmitted 7,137 lunar surface photographs, helping select landing sites for the later Apollo missions, before crashing into the Moon as planned. It was the second successful mission in the Ranger series, following Ranger 7, and closely resembled that earlier spacecraft in design and purpose, carrying six television vidicon cameras, two full scan and four partial scan, dedicated solely to documenting the Moon surface.

Facts
Spacecraft Type
Lunar impactor 2
Launch Date
1965-02-17 3
Status
Status (category)
Mission Complete / Ended 1
Connections

Mission Of

Ranger Program, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia: Ranger 8

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Ranger 8
Sources
1. Ranger 8 (Wikipedia)
Ranger 8 transmitted 7,137 lunar surface photographs before it crashed into the Moon as plannedView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Ranger 8
  • Infobox, mission_type
    Lunar impactor
  • In Group: Lunar Orbiters and Flyby Probes, Ranger 8 was a lunar probe in the Ranger program, a robotic spacecraft series launched by NASA in the early-to-mid-1960s to obtain the first close-up images of the Moon's surface. These pictures
  • Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operator
    Ranger 8 was a lunar probe in the Ranger program, a robotic spacecraft series launched by NASA in the early-to-mid-1960s to obtain the first close-up images of the Moon's surface.
  • Part Of: Ranger Program, Lead paragraph, part-of
    Ranger 8 was a lunar probe in the Ranger program, a robotic spacecraft series launched by NASA in the early-to-mid-1960s to obtain the first close-up images of the Moon's surface.
  • Mission Of: Ranger Program, Lead paragraph, mission-of
    Ranger 8 was a lunar probe in the Ranger program, a robotic spacecraft series launched by NASA in the early-to-mid-1960s to obtain the first close-up images of the Moon's surface.
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3. Wikidata: Ranger 8
Wikidata Q862560, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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