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SuccessDiscoverer 18 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Wednesday, Dec 7, 1960, 20:20 UTC
Launch window
Wednesday, Dec 7, 1960, 20:20 UTC – Wednesday, Dec 7, 1960, 20:20 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Discoverer 18
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Discoverer 18 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. This was the first successful mission employing the KH-2 camera system
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