1960 · United States Air Force
Discoverer 14
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Discoverer 14 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. It was the first fully successful flight of the Discoverer series which returned film. The capsule was recovered mid air by an aircraft
Overview
- Date / time
- August 18, 1960 at 07:57 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 1W
- Mission
- Discoverer 14
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit