Ranger 8

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:analysis post-mission analysis
gptkbp:communication gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:contribution lunar geology
gptkbp:controls autonomous guidance
gptkbp:covered_by lunar surface
gptkbp:data_type photographic data
gptkbp:elevation gptkb:battle
gptkbp:first_awarded 7,000
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Ranger_9
gptkbp:format black and white
gptkbp:height 2.5 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ranger 8
gptkbp:image real-time transmission
gptkbp:impact gptkb:planet
vertical
5,000 km/h
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:hospital
gptkb:video_game
TV camera
gptkbp:landing_site gptkb:Oceanus_Procellarum
gptkbp:launch_date 1965-02-16
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:cape
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Atlas-Agena
1,000 kg
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1965
gptkbp:legacy contributed to Apollo program
gptkbp:length 3.5 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:mission gptkb:NASA_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkb:software
completed
1965-02-26
unmanned spacecraft
photograph lunar surface
direct impact trajectory
first successful lunar impact mission
gptkbp:mission_duration 8 days
gptkbp:objective capture images of lunar surface features
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:1965
gptkbp:outcome successful impact
gptkbp:power_output solar panels
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ranger_7
gptkbp:provides_information_on high-resolution images
gptkbp:resolution 1 meter
gptkbp:scientific_goals study lunar topography
gptkbp:status crashed on Moon
gptkbp:storage magnetic tape
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ranger_9
gptkbp:weight 1,000 kg
gptkbp:width 2.5 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ranger_7
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5