United States Air ForceThor DM-21 Agena-BSpace Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Discoverer 29
Launched
August 30, 1961
Image: USAF
Summary
Discoverer 29 launched on an United States Air Force Thor DM-21 Agena-B from Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 30, 1961. It was United States Air Force's 57th launch, 19th this year and humanity's 123rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Thor DM-21 Agena-B flight and the 10th 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
- 14th Thor DM-21 Agena-B flight · 10th this yearUnited States Air Force's 57th launch19th this yearhumanity's 123rd orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Discoverer 29 was the first US Air Force Corona KH-3 reconnaissance satellite, carrying an improved Itek panoramic camera. The film capsule was recovered, but all of the imagery turned out to be out of focus.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
16th launch from Space Launch Complex 1W, 6th this year · 32nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
56 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Discoverer 29 launch?
Discoverer 29 launched on August 30, 1961. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Discoverer 29?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Discoverer 29?
Thor DM-21 Agena-B, flown by United States Air Force. Thor DM-21 Agena-B spec sheet
Where did Discoverer 29 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Discoverer 29 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.