Success

Thor Agena A | Discoverer 6

Name: Thor Agena A | Discoverer 6
Start: 1959-08-19T19:24:44Z

Wed 19 Aug, 19:24 UTC

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.

Mission type: Government/Top Secret · Orbit: Polar Orbit

Rocket: Thor Agena A · Provider: United States Air Force

Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)