MISSION NAME
Ranger 9 9
Status
Success
DATE
21 MAR 1965
LAUNCH PROVIDER
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United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 12
Description
Lunar impactor which successfully reached the surface after transmitting 5,814 photographs.
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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.