Ranger 2
Ranger 2 was NASA’s second Block I Ranger test mission, intended to validate technologies and conduct experiments in a highly elliptical Earth orbit beyond the Moon. An Agena roll-control gyroscope failure prevented the second burn, leaving the spacecraft in low Earth orbit until it lost power and reentered on November 19, 1961.
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Identity
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- Ranger 2Ranger IIRanger 2 Test Mission
- Name
- Ranger 2
- Status
- failed
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- Description
- Ranger 2 was NASA’s second Block I Ranger test mission, intended to validate technologies and conduct experiments in a highly elliptical Earth orbit beyond the Moon. An Agena roll-control gyroscope failure prevented the second burn, leaving the spacecraft in low Earth orbit until it lost power and reentered on November 19, 1961.
- Destination
- Earth orbit
- End Date
- 1961-11-19
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1961-11-18
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- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/ranger-2/
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 17:07:03 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 00:47:50 UTC
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