United States Air ForceThor Agena ASpace Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Discoverer 6
Launched
August 19, 1959
Image: U.S. Government
Summary
Discoverer 6 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Agena A from Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 19, 1959. It was United States Air Force's 7th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 46th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Thor Agena A flight. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Agena A · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 6th Thor Agena A flightUnited States Air Force's 7th launch7th this yearhumanity's 46th orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Discoverer 6 was the sixth in a series of reconnaissance satellites, however, it failed to return its capsule when the retrorocket failed to deorbit the capsule.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
2nd launch from Space Launch Complex 1E, 2nd this year · 6th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
45 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
54 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Discoverer 6 launch?
Discoverer 6 launched on August 19, 1959. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Discoverer 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Discoverer 6?
Thor Agena A, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Agena A spec sheet
Where did Discoverer 6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Discoverer 6 going to?
Polar Orbit (PO), a government/top secret mission.