 It passed within 725 km of the Moon.Ranger 5 was a Block II Ranger spacecraft similar to Ranger 3 and Ranger 4.The basic vehicle was 3.1 m high and consisted of a lunar capsule covered with a balsawood impact-limiter, 65 cm in diameter, a mono-propellant mid-course motor, a retrorocket with a thrust of 5080 lbf (23 kN), and a gold and chrome plated hexagonal base 1.5 m in diameter.