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Discoverer 5
Thor Agena AUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 1W
Thursday, August 13, 1959 · 07:00 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Discoverer 5 was the fifth in a series of reconnaissance satellites, however, it failed to return its capsule when it was accidentally sent into a higher orbit.
PayloadDiscoverer 5
OrbitPolar Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
Stages0
PadSpace Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Timeline
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Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.757°N, 120.630°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
