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Ranger 4

retired

Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 1962 MU 1Launched 4/23/1962

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Ranger 4
Launch Vehicle: Atlas Agena B
Launch Date: 4/23/1962
Last Contact: 4/26/1962

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: interplanetary
Altitude: 200 km
Inclination: 29.4 deg
Dry Mass: 188 kg
Total Mass: 336 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Science Exploration
Payload Category: PLAN
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Manufacturer: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1962 MU 1
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.007