1959 · United States Air Force
Discoverer 8
successThor Agena A | Discoverer 8
The KH-1 (Keyhole-1) was the first attempt in the Corona-program to build an optical reconnaissance satellite. These satellites were all launched under the name Discoverer.
Overview
- Date / time
- November 20, 1959 at 07:25 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 1E
- Mission
- Discoverer 8
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit