United States Air ForceThor Agena ASpace Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Discoverer 9
Launched
February 4, 1960
Image: USAF
Summary
Discoverer 9 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Agena A from Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 4, 1960. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 12th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 55th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Thor Agena A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Agena A · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Thor Agena A flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 12th launch1st this yearhumanity's 55th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Discoverer 9 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite, the sixth of ten operational flights of the Corona KH-1 spy satellite series, and the first of them to be equipped with a new, vacuum-proof, polyester-based film. The satellite was not successfully orbited.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
6th launch from Space Launch Complex 1W, 1st this year · 9th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
56 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
88 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Discoverer 9 launch?
Discoverer 9 launched on February 4, 1960. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Discoverer 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Discoverer 9?
Thor Agena A, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Agena A spec sheet
Where did Discoverer 9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Discoverer 9 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.