1965-010A
The 364 kg Ranger VIII (Ranger C) was launched at 1705:01 on 1965 Feb 17 by Atlas Agena B from Canaveral. The initial course was a 1828 km flyby, corrected by an engine burn on Feb 18. The radio signal malfunctioned during the burn but recovered afterwards. Impact was on 1965 Feb 20 at 0957:37. The impact trajectory was 2.651 km/s at an angle of -41.7 deg, or an orbit of -687 x -9887 km x 16.06 deg.
| Ranger 8 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Feb 17 | 1705:00 | Launch by Atlas LV-3A/ Agena B | CKAFS LC12 |
| Azimuth 95.4 deg | |||
| 1707:17 | BECO | ||
| 1709:48 | Atlas MECO | ||
| 1710:05 | Fairing | ||
| 1710:08 | Atlas sep | ||
| 1710:49 | Agena MES-1 | ||
| 1713:20 | Agena MECO-1 | 188 x 188 x 28 | |
| 1726:10 | Agena MES-2 87s | ||
| 1727:37 | Agena MECO-2 over 2.35N 9.11W, 205 km 10.941 km/s | ||
| 1730:14 | Agena sep | 199 x 564023 x 28.8 | |
| 1736:45 | Agena avoidance | ||
| 1805 | Solar panels extended | ||
| 1965 Feb 18 | 1027:09 | MCC 59s 36.4 m/s | -44 x 587391 x 30.73 |
| 1028:09 | MCC end | ||
| 1965 Feb 20 | 0857 | 6154 km alt, Vrel = 1.621 km/s | |
| 0934:30 | First photos | ||
| 1965 Feb 20 | 0957:37 | Impact 2.7N 24.8E | |
| 1600? | Agena flyby at 15825 km | ||
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