1965-023A
Ranger IX (Ranger D) was the final Ranger mission. It was launched at 2137:02 on 1965 Mar 21 by Atlas Agena B from Cape Canaveral. The original trajectory set it for an impact 600 km N of Alphonsus. A midcourse correction burn was made at 1230:10 on Mar 23, with terminal orientation (the only time this was done) at 1331 on Mar 24. Ranger IX returned its last pictures just before impact at 1408:21 on Mar 24, only 4 km from the aimpoint. Impact was at a -64.9 deg angle at 2.67 km/s.
| Ranger 9 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Feb 17 | 2137:02 | Launch by Atlas LV-3A/ Agena B | CKAFS LC12 |
| Azimuth 94.3 deg | |||
| 2139:21 | BECO | ||
| 2142:08 | Fairing | ||
| 2142:11 | Atlas sep | ||
| 2142:52 | Agena MES-1 | ||
| 2145:24 | Agena MECO-1 | 188 x 188 x28 | |
| 2148:22 | Agena MES-2 86s | ||
| 2149:48 | Agena MECO-2 20.53N 42.32W 197 km 10.967 km/s | ||
| 2152:26 | Agena sep | ||
| 2158:59 | Agena avoidance | ||
| 2237 | Solar panel deploy | 188 x 772332 x 28.5 | |
| 1965 Mar 23 | 1230:09 | MCC 30s 18.2m/s at 291014 km, Ve=1.308 km/s | |
| 1230:39 | MCC end at 291054 km | -678 x 786041 x 28.3 | |
| 1965 Mar 24 | 1331 | Terminal orientation | |
| 1349:34 | Imaging begins | ||
| 1408:21 | Impact 13.1S 2.4W | -1363 x -8703 x 15.67 | |
| 1900? | Agena flyby at 5355 km | ||
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