Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

16:50:00

Tuesday July 28, 1964

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

Ranger 7

Wiki

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

Rocket

Retired
Atlas-LV3 Agena-B

Active 1961 to 1965


Payload to Orbit

LEO: 1,725 kg

Stages

2

Launch Site

LC-12

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

32 days 4 hours

Stats

Atlas-Agena


40th

Mission

8th

Mission of 1964

1964


50th

Orbital launch attempt