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Ranger 1

retired

Science ExplorationLEOCOSPAR 1961 PHI 1Launched 8/23/1961

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Ranger 1
Launch Vehicle: Atlas Agena B
Launch Date: 8/23/1961
Last Contact: 8/27/1961

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 312.5 km
Inclination: 32.88 deg
Dry Mass: 306 kg
Total Mass: 306 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: 1961 PHI 1