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SuccessDiscoverer 13 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Wednesday, Aug 10, 1960, 20:37 UTC
Launch window
Wednesday, Aug 10, 1960, 20:37 UTC – Wednesday, Aug 10, 1960, 20:37 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 13
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Discoverer 13 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The lastof five test flights of the Corona KH-1 spy satellite series. It was the first fully successfuly flight of the Discoverer series. It successfuly jetissoned its payload which was recovered in the Ocean by the Navy.
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