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Discoverer 14

successThor Agena A | Discoverer 14

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
Launch vehicle
Thor Agena A →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

DISCOVERER 14
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