United States Air ForceThor Agena ASpace Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Discoverer 10
Launched
February 19, 1960
Image: USAF
Summary
Discoverer 10 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Agena A from Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 19, 1960. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 13th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 56th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Thor Agena A flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Agena A · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Thor Agena A flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 13th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 56th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Discoverer 10 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite, the seventh of ten operational flights of the Corona KH-1 spy satellite series.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
4th launch from Space Launch Complex 1E, 1st this year · 10th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
45 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
91 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Discoverer 10 launch?
Discoverer 10 launched on February 19, 1960. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Discoverer 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Discoverer 10?
Thor Agena A, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Agena A spec sheet
Where did Discoverer 10 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Discoverer 10 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.