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Discoverer 9

Thor Agena AUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 1W
Thursday, February 4, 1960 · 06:51 PM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

Vehicle

Thor Agena A

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HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches1078
Successes972

Provider

United States Air Force

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Mission Brief

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.

PayloadDiscoverer 9
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
Stages0
PadSpace Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 1W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
34.757°N
Longitude
120.630°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

06:51 PM UTC - 06:51 PM UTC

Delay History

1
Feb 4Feb 4Failure → Failure

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