Ranger program
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The Ranger program was an early U.S. lunar exploration initiative that sent a series of unmanned spacecraft to photograph and impact the Moon, paving the way for later Surveyor and Apollo missions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA program
ⓘ
lunar exploration program ⓘ |
| communicationBand | S-band ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
selection of Apollo landing sites
ⓘ
understanding of lunar surface morphology ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| era | early Space Age ⓘ |
| firstLaunch | Ranger 1 GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstLaunchDate | 1961-08-23 ⓘ |
| firstSuccessfulMission | Ranger 7 GENERATED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Apollo program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Surveyor program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingAgency | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imageTransmissionMethod | analog television ⓘ |
| impactSiteRegion |
Mare Cognitum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mare Nubium NERFINISHED ⓘ Mare Tranquillitatis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastLaunch | Ranger 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastLaunchDate | 1965-03-21 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas LV-3 Agena-B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionProfile | direct impact on lunar surface ⓘ |
| notableMission |
Ranger 7
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ranger 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ranger 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfFailures | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfMissions | 9 ⓘ |
| numberOfSuccessfulMissions | 3 ⓘ |
| objective |
impact the lunar surface
ⓘ
obtain close-up images of the Moon ⓘ support planning for Apollo crewed landings ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| parentAgency | United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States lunar exploration program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Pioneer program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scienceReturn | high-resolution lunar images ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
lunar science
ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus |
Ranger Block I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ranger Block II NERFINISHED ⓘ Ranger Block III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftPowerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | uncrewed lunar probe ⓘ |
| startDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| target | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyDemonstration | television imaging from lunar approach ⓘ |
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