Thor Agena A | Discoverer 6

Launch information

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Mission description

Discoverer 6 was the sixth in a series of reconnaissance satellites, however, it failed to return its capsule when the retrorocket failed to deorbit the capsule.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor Agena A | Discoverer 6’.

Launch image Thor Agena A | Discoverer 6

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Aug. 19, 1959, 7:24 p.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Discoverer 6 (PO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Thor Agena A

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 1E

Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Polar Orbit (PO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Thor Agena A | Discoverer 6’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
19 DISCOVERER 6 LEO 84.0 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Thor Agena A | Discoverer 6’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#46

To this date

Location Launch

#6

To this date

Pad Launch

#2

To this date

Agency Launch

#7

To this date

Orbital Launch

#15

Year 1959

Location Launch

#6

Year 1959

Pad Launch

#2

Year 1959

Agency Launch

#7

Year 1959

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