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Discoverer 13
Thor Agena AUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 1E
Wednesday, August 10, 1960 · 08:37 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Discoverer 13 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The lastof five test flights of the Corona KH-1 spy satellite series. It was the first fully successfuly flight of the Discoverer series. It successfuly jetissoned its payload which was recovered in the Ocean by the Navy.
PayloadDiscoverer 13
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
Stages0
PadSpace Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Timeline
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Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.756°N, 120.626°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
