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Ranger 9 was a Lunar probe, launched in 1965 by NASA. It was designed to achieve a lunar impact trajectory and to transmit high-resolution photographs of the lunar surface during the final minutes of flight up to impact. The spacecraft carried six television vidicon cameras—two wide-angle and four narrow-angle —to accomplish these objectives. The cameras were arranged in two separate chains, or channels, each self-contained with separate power supplies, timers, and transmitters so as to afford the greatest reliability and probability of obtaining high-quality television pictures. These images were broadcast live on television to millions of viewers across the United States. No other experiments were carried on the spacecraft.

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1965-03-21T00:00:00Z

1965-03-21T00:00:00Z

rocket launch

1965-03-24T00:00:00Z

1965-03-24T00:00:00Z

lunar impact

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1965 74994L

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		1965 74994L		Commons