Ranger 9 Lunar Impact Probe Spacecraft
Ranger 9 was NASA’s lunar impact probe launched in 1965. It returned 5,814 close-up images during its descent before impacting Alphonsus crater, closing the Ranger program with the first live television views from a lunar approach.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Ranger-DRanger 9 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Ranger 9
- Full Name
- Ranger 9 Lunar Impact Probe Spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeimpactor
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Ranger 9 was NASA’s lunar impact probe launched in 1965. It returned 5,814 close-up images during its descent before impacting Alphonsus crater, closing the Ranger program with the first live television views from a lunar approach.
- First Flight Year
- 1,965
- Last Flight Year
- 1,965
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/ranger-9/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 06:57:46 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 06:57:46 UTC