Thor Agena A | Discoverer 3

Launch information

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Mission description

The Discoverer 3 reconnaissance satellite failed to reach orbit due to a failure of the Agena A upper stage.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor Agena A | Discoverer 3’.

Launch image Thor Agena A | Discoverer 3

Failure

Status: Launch Failure

Class: normal

Launch T0: June 3, 1959, 8:09 p.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

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

Mission

Discoverer 3 (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

It seems no satellite can be associated to launch ‘Thor Agena A | Discoverer 3’, for now. Check back soon, we keep tracking more and more satellites every single day.

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Thor Agena A | Discoverer 3’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#38

To this date

Location Launch

#3

To this date

Pad Launch

#3

To this date

Agency Launch

#3

To this date

Orbital Launch

#7

Year 1959

Location Launch

#3

Year 1959

Pad Launch

#3

Year 1959

Agency Launch

#3

Year 1959

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