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Impactor

Ranger 6

Partial success

Milestones

2 Feb 1964 Impact Table of Anthropogenic Impacts and Spacecraft on the Moon
30 Jan 1964 Launch Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016 (NASA SP-2018-4041)

Operator: NASA
Launch: 30 Jan 1964
Site: 9.39° N · 21.48° E
Programme: Ranger
COSPAR: 1964-007A

On the map

Ranger 6 Probe Impact

Further reading

Sources

Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016 (NASA SP-2018-4041)Table 1, no. 40 (launch, outcome)
Table of Anthropogenic Impacts and Spacecraft on the MoonRanger 6
LROC Anthropogenic Objectslroc-ranger6 (site)
WikidataQ936275 (identifiers, Wikipedia links)
Deep Space Chronicle: A Chronology of Deep Space and Planetary Probes, 1958–2000 (NASA SP-2002-4524)Master Table p. 183, Ranger 6: code P, partial success (outcome)
Lunar Impact: A History of Project Ranger (NASA SP-4210, 1977)Appendix H p. 355: launch vehicle SUCCESS, spacecraft SUCCESS, primary experiment (TV) FAILURE; no overall rating (outcome)
Chronology of Lunar and Planetary ExplorationRanger 6: "Lunar Impact (Cameras Failed)" (outcome, no category)

Checked on 2026-10-04