United States Air ForceThor Agena ASpace Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Discoverer 13
Launched
August 10, 1960
Image: USAF
Summary
Discoverer 13 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Agena A from Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 10, 1960. It was United States Air Force's 23rd launch, 12th this year and humanity's 71st orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Thor Agena A flight and the 5th 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
- 13th Thor Agena A flight · 5th this yearUnited States Air Force's 23rd launch12th this yearhumanity's 71st orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Discoverer 13 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The lastof five test flights of the Corona KH-1 spy satellite series. It was the first fully successfuly flight of the Discoverer series. It successfuly jetissoned its payload which was recovered in the Ocean by the Navy.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
6th launch from Space Launch Complex 1E, 3rd this year · 13th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
45 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
117 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Discoverer 13 launch?
Discoverer 13 launched on August 10, 1960. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Discoverer 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Discoverer 13?
Thor Agena A, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Agena A spec sheet
Where did Discoverer 13 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Discoverer 13 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.