United States Air ForceThor DM-21 Agena-BSpace Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Discoverer 22
Launched
March 30, 1961
Image: USAF
Summary
Discoverer 22 launched on an United States Air Force Thor DM-21 Agena-B from Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 30, 1961. The mission failed: Second stage failed to achieve orbit. It was United States Air Force's 44th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 105th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Thor DM-21 Agena-B flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Result
- Second stage failed to achieve orbit.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor DM-21 Agena-B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Thor DM-21 Agena-B flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 44th launch6th this yearhumanity's 105th orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Discoverer 22 was a US Air Force Corona KH-2 photo-reconnaissance satellite with a film-return capsule. A malfunction of the Agena-B second stage prevented it from reaching orbit.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
12th launch from Space Launch Complex 1W, 2nd this year · 24th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
56 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
41 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Discoverer 22 launch?
Discoverer 22 launched on March 30, 1961. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why did Discoverer 22 fail?
Second stage failed to achieve orbit.
Where can I watch Discoverer 22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Discoverer 22?
Thor DM-21 Agena-B, flown by United States Air Force. Thor DM-21 Agena-B spec sheet
Where did Discoverer 22 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Discoverer 22 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.