Atlas Agena B | Ranger 4
Ranger 4 was a spacecraft designed to softly impact the lunar surface. Its solar panels were never extended and its sun and earth acquisition system was not initiated due to a failure of a timer in its central computer. It impacted the far side of the Moon on April 26 after 64 hours of flight.
Mission Details
- Launch date: April 23, 1962 at 08:50 PM UTC
- Launch vehicle: Atlas Agena B
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Mission type: Lunar Exploration