Q: What was the purpose of Ranger 8?

A: Ranger 8 was designed to achieve a lunar impact and transmit high-resolution photographs of the lunar surface before impact, providing detailed images to help select future Apollo landing sites.

Q: When and how was Ranger 8 launched?

A: Ranger 8 was launched on February 17, 1965, from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 12 using an Atlas-Agena B launch vehicle, which was an expendable launch system developed by NASA.

Q: What was Ranger 8's mission outcome?

A: Ranger 8 successfully completed its mission by impacting the Moon on February 20, 1965. Before impact, it transmitted high-quality images of the lunar surface, providing valuable data for future lunar exploration.

Ranger 8

space probe

Vehicle space_probe Q862560

Facts

14 properties

Instance of: space probe
Follows: Ranger 7^[2]
Followed by: Ranger 9^[3]
Launch date: 1965-02-17
Location: LQ12^[5]
Part of: Ranger program^[6]
Launch vehicle: Atlas-Agena B
Manufacturer: Jet Propulsion Laboratory^[4]
Native label: Ranger 8^[13]
Significant event: rocket launch, atmospheric entry^[10]^[11]
Space launch vehicle: Atlas-Agena B^[7]
Start point: Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 12^[12]
Time of object orbit decay: February 20, 1965^[9]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: February 17, 1965^[8]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 6

Image (Wikimedia Commons): GPN-2000-001979.jpg ↗
COSPAR ID: 1965-010A
Freebase ID: /m/03lnvm
NSSDCA ID: 1965-010A
SCN: 01086
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["HistoricalEvent", "Ranger8LaunchedTransmitPicturesLunarSurface"], Entity["Satellite", "01086"]

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🔗 Connections

Significant event 2

atmospheric entry, rocket launch

Followed by 1

Ranger 9

Followed by (predecessor) 1

Ranger 9

Follows 1

Ranger 7

Instance of 1

space probe

Manufacturer 1

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Part of 1

Ranger program

Preceded by (successor) 1

Ranger 7

Space launch vehicle 1

Atlas-Agena B

Start point 1

Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 12

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Summary

Ranger 8 is a space probe^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Ranger 8 — follows (P155): Ranger 7. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Ranger 8 — followed by (P156): Ranger 9. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Ranger 8 — manufacturer (P176): Jet Propulsion Laboratory. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Ranger 8 — location (P276): LQ12. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Ranger 8 — part of (P361): Ranger program. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Ranger 8 — space launch vehicle (P375): Atlas-Agena B. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Ranger 8 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): February 17, 1965. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Ranger 8 — time of object orbit decay (P621): February 20, 1965. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Ranger 8 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Ranger 8 — significant event (P793): atmospheric entry. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Ranger 8 — start point (P1427): Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 12. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Ranger 8 — native label (P1705): {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ranger 8'}. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Ranger 8 is an instance of space probe (Q26529) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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