United States Air ForceThor Agena ASpace Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Discoverer 14
Launched
August 18, 1960
Image: U.S. Government
Summary
Discoverer 14 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Agena A from Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 18, 1960. It was United States Air Force's 25th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 73rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Thor Agena A flight and the 6th 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
- 14th Thor Agena A flight · 6th this yearUnited States Air Force's 25th launch14th this yearhumanity's 73rd orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
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
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
8th launch from Space Launch Complex 1W, 3rd this year · 14th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
56 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Discoverer 14 launch?
Discoverer 14 launched on August 18, 1960. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Discoverer 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Discoverer 14?
Thor Agena A, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Agena A spec sheet
Where did Discoverer 14 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Discoverer 14 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.