Atlas-Agena B no. 13
Atlas-Agena B no. 13, using Agena B stage 6006, successfully launched Ranger 8 on 17 February 1965. Ranger 8 returned thousands of lunar images before impacting Mare Tranquillitatis.
Identity
- Aliases
- Atlas-Agena-13Ranger 8 launch vehicleAgena B 6006
- Name
- Atlas-Agena B no. 13
- Slug
- atlas-agena-b-no-13
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Atlas-Agena B no. 13, using Agena B stage 6006, successfully launched Ranger 8 on 17 February 1965. Ranger 8 returned thousands of lunar images before impacting Mare Tranquillitatis.
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7zt01bqjwsrjby7gtwa76a898aektn
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/ranger-8/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:28:56 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:28:56 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1965-02-17
- Last Flight Date
- 1965-02-17
- Serial Number
- Agena B 6006
- Vehicle Code
- Ranger-C / Ranger 8