Ranger 8 Lunar Impact Probe Spacecraft
Ranger 8 was NASA’s lunar impact probe launched in 1965. It returned more than 7,000 high-resolution images before impacting the Sea of Tranquility, helping Apollo planners assess a future human landing region.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Ranger-CRanger 8 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Ranger 8
- Full Name
- Ranger 8 Lunar Impact Probe Spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeimpactorresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Ranger 8 was NASA’s lunar impact probe launched in 1965. It returned more than 7,000 high-resolution images before impacting the Sea of Tranquility, helping Apollo planners assess a future human landing region.
- First Flight Year
- 1,965
- Last Flight Year
- 1,965
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/ranger-8/
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 06:53:22 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 01:45:56 UTC