United States Air ForceThor DM-21 Agena-BSpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Discoverer 34
Launched
November 5, 1961
Image: USAF
Summary
Discoverer 34 launched on an United States Air Force Thor DM-21 Agena-B from Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 5, 1961. The mission was a partial failure. It was United States Air Force's 64th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 133rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Thor DM-21 Agena-B flight and the 15th 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
- 19th Thor DM-21 Agena-B flight · 15th this yearUnited States Air Force's 64th launch26th this yearhumanity's 133rd orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Discoverer 34 was a US Air Force Corona KH-2 reconnaissance satellite. An off-nominal ascent placed it in an unusable orbit and a gas-valve fault ruled out any capsule recovery.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
3rd launch from Space Launch Complex 2E, 3rd this year · 39th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
47 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
48 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Discoverer 34 launch?
Discoverer 34 launched on November 5, 1961. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Discoverer 34?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Discoverer 34?
Thor DM-21 Agena-B, flown by United States Air Force. Thor DM-21 Agena-B spec sheet
Where did Discoverer 34 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Discoverer 34 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.