Thor Agena A
SuccessDiscoverer 6 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Wednesday, Aug 19, 1959, 19:24 UTC
Launch window
Wednesday, Aug 19, 1959, 19:24 UTC – Wednesday, Aug 19, 1959, 19:24 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 6
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Polar Orbit (PO)
Discoverer 6 was the sixth in a series of reconnaissance satellites, however, it failed to return its capsule when the retrorocket failed to deorbit the capsule.
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