Recorded mission
Watch
United States Air Force
Atlas Agena B | Ranger 3
Coverage link pending
Recorded mission coverage
A coverage link has not been published yet. Mission status and timing remain available here.
Playing a video connects to YouTube. Coverage may be scheduled, live or recorded. If a player is unavailable, use “Open source”.
Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
Ranger 3 was a spacecraft designed to transmit pictures of the lunar surface during the last 10 minutes prior to impacting the Moon. A malfunction in the booster guidance system resulted in excessive spacecraft speed. Ranger 3 missed the Moon by 36,800 km and is now in a heliocentric orbit.
Open the full mission →Published flight sequence
Know what comes next.
Planned timings relative to the target. These steps do not indicate live progress.
A flight sequence has not been published for this mission.