1959 · United States Air Force
Discoverer 1
failureThor Agena A | Discoverer 1
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- February 28, 1959 at 09:49 PM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 1W
- Mission
- Discoverer 1
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit achieved
- Polar Orbit