1959 · United States Air Force
Discoverer 6
successThor Agena A | Discoverer 6
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- August 19, 1959 at 07:24 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 1E
- Mission
- Discoverer 6
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit achieved
- Polar Orbit