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The Ranger Block 3 spacecraft included solar panels, an Omni-end high-gain antenna, mid-course motor

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electronics, batteries and the television subsystem. The TV subsystem contains six cameras.

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Launch of the Ranger missions was accomplished by an Atlas-Agena combination from Cape Kennedy.

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After separation from the Atlas booster, the Agena and spacecraft combination entered a parking orbit

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from which the spacecraft and Agena were injected on a lunar trajectory.

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'5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1'

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The mission of the Block 3 Ranger flights was to obtain television pictures

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of the small-scale topography in selected areas of the lunar surface

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which would benefit science and the manned lunar program.

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On July 31, 1964 '1,120 kilometers'

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NASA's Ranger 7 spacecraft '576 kilometers'

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impacted the moon in a preselected targeted area.

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Camera B provided valuable oblique views.

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'Nine minutes to impact.'

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'altitude 608 kilometers.'

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'Impact.'