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Entry no.
1962-0018
RANGER 4
RANGER 4 (NORAD 280) impacted the Moon on 26 April 1962, 3 days after launch.
Official date
NORAD number
280
International designator
1962-012A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
23 Apr 1962Cape Canaveral
Flight ended (UTC)
26 Apr 1962Recorded time 12:50 UTC
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Impacted the Moon
Final destination
The Moon
Mass
188 kg
Operator
JPL
Built by
JPL
Bus
Ranger Block II
Programme
Ranger II
Life in orbit
3 days
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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