MISSION NAME
Ranger 8 8
Status
Success
DATE
17 FEB 1965
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 12
Description
Lunar impactor which successfully reached the surface after transmitting 7,137 photographs.
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.