Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
16:50:00
Tuesday July 28, 1964
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Official Livestream
Ranger 7 was the first space probe of the United States to successfully transmit close images of the lunar surface back to Earth. It was also the first completely successful flight of the Ranger program. Launched on July 28, 1964, Ranger 7 was designed to achieve a lunar-impact trajectory and to transmit high-resolution photographs of the lunar surface during the final minutes of flight up to impact.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
366 kilograms
40th
Mission
8th
Mission of 1964
50th
Orbital launch attempt