Ranger 9 Lunar Impact Spacecraft
Ranger 9 was NASA’s final Ranger and Block 3 lunar mission, sending 5,814 images during its descent to impact in Alphonsus crater in 1965; the approach was converted for live television coverage.
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- Aliases
- Ranger 9Ranger IXRanger 9 lunar probeRanger 9 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Ranger 9
- Full Name
- Ranger 9 Lunar Impact Spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeimpactorresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Ranger 9 was NASA’s final Ranger and Block 3 lunar mission, sending 5,814 images during its descent to impact in Alphonsus crater in 1965; the approach was converted for live television coverage.
- First Flight Year
- 1,965
- Last Flight Year
- 1,965
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Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/ranger-9/
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 12:06:40 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 02:03:51 UTC