In orbitRocket body

ATLAS AGENA B R/B

NORAD: 843
COSPAR: 1964-041B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
Owner: NASA Lewis Research Center
Platform (bus): Agena B
Mass at launch: 2,240 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 600 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 600 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 6.3 m
Diameter: 1.5 m
Span with arrays and booms: 6.3 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S00843, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1964-07-28
Rocket: Atlas Agena B
Flight: Ranger 7
Mission name: Ranger 7
Launch site: CC, LC12
Launched by: LERC/AFSSD
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1964-041

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1964-041, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1964-07-28
Orbits: the Earth-Moon barycentre

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Payload1 in total, 0 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit