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Unknown Payload
Long March 6C
ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
PadLaunch Complex 9A
DateAug 25, 2026
PrecisionAbout 03:20 AM UTC
Schedule watchTracking updates
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Discoverer 15
Thor Agena AUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 1E
Tuesday, September 13, 1960 · 10:13 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Discoverer 15 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The orbital mission was successful but when the capsule was returned it failed to be captured and sank into the ocean.
PayloadDiscoverer 15
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
StagesUnknown
PadSpace Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 1E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 34.756°N
- Longitude
- 120.626°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
10:13 PM UTC - 10:13 PM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
