Atlas Agena B | Ranger 3
Ranger 3 was a spacecraft designed to transmit pictures of the lunar surface during the last 10 minutes prior to impacting the Moon. A malfunction in the booster guidance system resulted in excessive spacecraft speed. Ranger 3 missed the Moon by 36,800 km and is now in a heliocentric orbit.
The Atlas LV-3A was a largely unsuccessful configuration until it was given an Agena B upper stage. It was responsible for the launch of Mariner II to Venus and had one of the first engines that could be restarted in orbit.
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Mission Profile
Ranger 3 was a Atlas Agena B LV-3 Agena B mission operated by United States Air Force that lifted off from Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 26, 1962. The flight carried its payload on a lunar exploration mission to Heliocentric N/A. The launch was a success.