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mission
Close ✕Ranger 7
Returned 4,308 images in its final minutes — the first American close-range pictures of the surface. Impactor, operated by NASA of United States. Robotic.
Surface position at Ranger 7 impact site · 1964-07-28 – 1964-07-31
Lunar mission
Operated byNASA · United States
ProgrammeRanger
ClassImpactor · robotic
Outcomesuccess
Launched1964-07-28
Arrived1964-07-31
PositionRanger 7 impact site →
Connections
- travelled to Ranger 7 impact site — Ranger 7 reached this position, and the position is published.
- operated by NASA — Ranger 7 was flown by NASA.
- part of Ranger — Ranger 7 was flown as part of the programme.
Mission history61 missions · 1959 → 2026 · 2 planned
1145 objects · 280 located (1 withheld pending verification) · 865 unlocated · No relief basemap · marks drawn only from sourced coordinates