Thor Agena A | Discoverer 5

Launch information

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Mission description

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.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor Agena A | Discoverer 5’.

Launch image Thor Agena A | Discoverer 5

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Aug. 13, 1959, 7 p.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

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

Mission

Discoverer 5 (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 5’ 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
18 DISCOVERER 5 LEO 79.99 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
26 DISCOVERER 5 CAPSULE LEO 78.94 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Thor Agena A | Discoverer 5’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#44

To this date

Location Launch

#5

To this date

Pad Launch

#4

To this date

Agency Launch

#6

To this date

Orbital Launch

#13

Year 1959

Location Launch

#5

Year 1959

Pad Launch

#4

Year 1959

Agency Launch

#6

Year 1959

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