Ranger 1 was a prototype spacecraft launched as part of the American Ranger program of uncrewed space missions. Its primary purpose was to test the performance of the functions and parts needed for later lunar and planetary missions, with a secondary objective of studying particles and fields in the space environment. A launch vehicle malfunction left the spacecraft in low Earth orbit rather than the high Earth orbit that had been planned, so it was able to complete only part of its intended mission.
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- the spacecraft could reach only Low Earth orbit...and was only able to complete part of its mission
- In Group: Lunar Orbiters and Flyby Probes, Ranger 1 was a prototype spacecraft launched as part of the Ranger program of uncrewed space missions. Its primary mission was to test the performance of those functions and parts necessary for c
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Ranger 1 was a prototype spacecraft launched as part of the Ranger program of uncrewed space missions.
Mission Of: Ranger Program, Lead paragraph, mission-of
Ranger 1 was a prototype spacecraft launched as part of the Ranger program of uncrewed space missions.
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