Payload
DISCOVERER 13
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DISCOVERER 13 is a United States payload satellite, launched on August 10, 1960 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.
Launch
- Launch date
- August 10, 1960 at 08:37 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Thor Agena A →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- Discoverer 13
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 272 km
- Periapsis
- 216 km
- Inclination
- 82.85°
- Orbital period
- 89.39 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- United States
- Launch mass
- 693.76 kg
- Dimensions
- Ø1.52 × 5.84 m
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1960-008A
- NORAD catalog №
- 48
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Status
- Decayed
- Decay / reentry
- November 14, 1960
End of mission
- Last active / ended
- November 14, 1960
- Time in service
- 96 days
- Fate
- Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
- Final status
- Decayed