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Entry no.
1965-0020
RANGER 8
RANGER 8 (NORAD 1086) impacted the Moon on 20 February 1965, 3 days after launch.
Official date
NORAD number
1086
International designator
1965-010A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 Feb 1965Cape Canaveral
Flight ended (UTC)
20 Feb 1965Recorded time 09:57 UTC
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Impacted the Moon
Final destination
The Moon
Mass
368 kg
Operator
JPL
Built by
JPL
Bus
Ranger Block III
Programme
Ranger III
Life in orbit
3 days
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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