United States Air ForceThor DM-21 Agena-BSpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Discoverer 25
Launched
June 16, 1961
Image: USAF
Summary
Discoverer 25 launched on an United States Air Force Thor DM-21 Agena-B from Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 16, 1961. It was United States Air Force's 47th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 111th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Thor DM-21 Agena-B flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- 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
- 10th Thor DM-21 Agena-B flight · 6th this yearUnited States Air Force's 47th launch9th this yearhumanity's 111th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Discoverer 25 was a US Air Force Corona KH-2 reconnaissance satellite. Its film capsule was returned, although the aircraft missed the mid-air catch and the capsule was recovered from the sea.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
1st launch from Space Launch Complex 2E, 1st this year · 27th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
47 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Discoverer 25 launch?
Discoverer 25 launched on June 16, 1961. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Discoverer 25?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Discoverer 25?
Thor DM-21 Agena-B, flown by United States Air Force. Thor DM-21 Agena-B spec sheet
Where did Discoverer 25 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Discoverer 25 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.