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Ranger 5

Space Probe

Ranger 5 was a spacecraft of the Ranger program designed to transmit pictures of the lunar surface to Earth stations during the final ten minutes of flight before impacting the Moon, to rough land a seismometer capsule there, to collect gamma ray data in flight, to study the radar reflectivity of the lunar surface, and to continue testing of Ranger program technology. Due to an unknown malfunction the spacecraft ran out of power and ceased operation, passing within 725 kilometers of the Moon.

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Status
Status (category)
Lost 1
Launch Date
1962-10-18 2
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Ranger 5 (Wikipedia)
NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Ranger 5 (Wikipedia)
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1. Ranger 5 (Wikipedia)
  • the spacecraft ran out of power and ceased operation
  • In Group: Lunar Orbiters and Flyby Probes, Ranger 5 was a spacecraft of the Ranger program designed to transmit pictures of the lunar surface to Earth stations during a period of 10 minutes of flight prior to impacting on the Moon, to rou
  • Operated By: NASA, Infobox, operator (operator)
  • Operated By: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Infobox, operator (operator)
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2. Wikidata: Ranger 5
Wikidata Q767342, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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