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Starlink Group 10-39
Falcon 9 Block 5
ProviderSpaceX
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
DateAug 21, 2026
Time (UTC)03:14 PM UTC
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Discoverer 2
Thor Agena AUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 1W
Monday, April 13, 1959 · 09:18 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Discoverer II successfully reached orbit and took photos of Earth. However, when the capsule with the data was ejected in order to re-enter the atmosphere there was a timer malfunction meaning it seperated too early and landed over the North Pole rather than the intended target of Hawaii. The capsule was never recovered.
PayloadDiscoverer 2
OrbitPolar Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
StagesUnknown
PadSpace Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 1W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Global range
- 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
09:18 PM UTC - 09:18 PM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
