Thor Agena A | Discoverer 4

Launch information

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Mission description

Discoverer 4 was the fourth in a series of reconnaissance satellites, however, it failed to reach orbit when the Agena engine underperformed and failed to place the capsule into orbit.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor Agena A | Discoverer 4’.

Launch image Thor Agena A | Discoverer 4

Failure

Status: Launch Failure

Class: normal

Launch T0: June 25, 1959, 10:47 p.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

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

Mission

Discoverer 4 (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

It seems no satellite can be associated to launch ‘Thor Agena A | Discoverer 4’, 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 4’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#41

To this date

Location Launch

#4

To this date

Pad Launch

#1

To this date

Agency Launch

#4

To this date

Orbital Launch

#10

Year 1959

Location Launch

#4

Year 1959

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1959

Agency Launch

#4

Year 1959

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