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Thor Agena A | Discoverer 14

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

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Discoverer 14
Type
Government/Top Secret
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Discoverer 14 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. It was the first fully successful flight of the Discoverer series which returned film. The capsule was recovered mid air by an aircraft

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