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Ranger 2

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Ranger 2 was a flight test of the Ranger spacecraft system for the NASA Ranger program, designed to test various systems intended for future lunar and interplanetary exploration and to conduct scientific observations of cosmic rays, magnetic fields, radiation, dust particles, and a possible hydrogen gas tail trailing the Earth.

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Status
Status (category)
Destroyed 1
Launch Date
1961-11-18 2
Connections

Mission Of

Ranger Program, Missions and Programs
Source Ranger 2 (Wikipedia)

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Ranger 2 (Wikipedia)
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Manufactured By

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Also in Science Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Sources
1. Ranger 2 (Wikipedia)
  • Article text: status
    Ranger 2 reentered the atmosphere and burned up
  • In Group: Lunar Orbiters and Flyby Probes, Ranger 2 was a flight test of the Ranger spacecraft system of the NASA Ranger program designed for future lunar and interplanetary missions. Ranger 2 was designed to test various systems for futu
  • Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operator
    Ranger 2 was a flight test of the Ranger spacecraft system of the NASA Ranger program designed for future lunar and interplanetary missions.
  • Part Of: Ranger Program, Lead paragraph, part-of
    Ranger 2 was a flight test of the Ranger spacecraft system of the NASA Ranger program designed for future lunar and interplanetary missions.
  • Mission Of: Ranger Program, Lead paragraph, mission-of
    Ranger 2 was a flight test of the Ranger spacecraft system of the NASA Ranger program designed for future lunar and interplanetary missions.
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2. Wikidata: Ranger 2
Wikidata Q733049, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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