Payload
DISCOVERER 2
DecayedPayload
DISCOVERER 2 is a United States payload satellite, launched on April 13, 1959. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.
Loading…
Launch
- Launch date
- April 13, 1959 at 09:18 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Thor Agena A →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- Discoverer 2
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Spacecraft
- Operator
- United States
- Launch mass
- 644.2 kg
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1959-003A
- NORAD catalog №
- 14
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Status
- Decayed
- Decay / reentry
- April 26, 1959
End of mission
- Last active / ended
- April 26, 1959
- Time in service
- 13 days
- Fate
- Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
- Final status
- Decayed