flown missionFailure

Thor Agena A | Discoverer 9

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 1W — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

mission

Name
Discoverer 9
Type
Government/Top Secret
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Discoverer 9 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite, the sixth of ten operational flights of the Corona KH-1 spy satellite series, and the first of them to be equipped with a new, vacuum-proof, polyester-based film. The satellite was not successfully orbited.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Thor Agena A
Family
Thor
Variant
Agena A
Provider
United States Air Force
Type
Government
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 1W
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles