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SuccessDiscoverer 11 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Friday, Apr 15, 1960, 20:30 UTC
Launch window
Friday, Apr 15, 1960, 20:30 UTC – Friday, Apr 15, 1960, 20:30 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Discoverer 11
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Discoverer 11 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The eighth of ten operational flights of the Corona KH-1 spy satellite series, it successfully employed the first space-worthy camera film; however, Discoverer's film return capsule was lost during reentry on 16 Apr when the satellite's spin motors exploded.
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