MISSION NAME
Ranger 6 6
Status
Success
DATE
30 JAN 1964
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
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.