Thor Agena A | Discoverer 1

Launch information

Favourite Embed

Mission description

Discoverer I was the first of a series of satellites part of the CORONA reconnaissance program. This satellite didn't take a camera or film system as it was intended as a test. There were issues communicating with the satellite during flight with only intermittent signals being read.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor Agena A | Discoverer 1’.

Launch image Thor Agena A | Discoverer 1

Failure

Status: Launch Failure

Class: normal

Launch T0: Feb. 28, 1959, 9:49 p.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

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

Mission

Discoverer 1 (PO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Thor Agena A

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 1W

Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Polar Orbit (PO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Thor Agena A | Discoverer 1’ 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
13 DISCOVERER 1 LEO 90.0 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Thor Agena A | Discoverer 1’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#34

To this date

Location Launch

#1

To this date

Pad Launch

#1

To this date

Agency Launch

#1

To this date

Orbital Launch

#3

Year 1959

Location Launch

#1

Year 1959

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1959

Agency Launch

#1

Year 1959

Latest news about the launch

No news available for this launch yet. Check back soon, we post updates daily.


Newsletter sign-up

Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.