MISSION NAME
Ranger 6 6
Status
Success
DATE
30 JAN 1964
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 12
Description
Lunar impactor which successfully reached the surface but sent no video signal back to Earth.
Atlas LV-3 Agena B
Rocket Description
The Atlas LV-3A was a largely unsuccessful configuration until it was given an Agena B upper stage. It was responsible for the launch of Mariner II to Venus and had one of the first engines that could be restarted in orbit.