Ranger 8
Ranger 8 was NASA’s second successful Block III lunar impact-imaging mission. It returned more than 7,000 close-range images across a broad approach path before striking Mare Tranquillitatis on February 20, 1965.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Ranger VIIIRanger-C mission1965-010A
- Name
- Ranger 8
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Ranger 8 was NASA’s second successful Block III lunar impact-imaging mission. It returned more than 7,000 close-range images across a broad approach path before striking Mare Tranquillitatis on February 20, 1965.
- Destination
- Successful lunar impact-imaging mission; returned 7,137 images before impact in the Sea of Tranquility
- End Date
- 1965-02-20
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successful lunar impact-imaging mission that expanded high-resolution coverage of a future Apollo landing region.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1965-02-17
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Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/ranger-8/
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 13:17:33 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 13:48:59 UTC
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