USAF Thor Agena A Discoverer 15

Name: USAF Thor Agena A Discoverer 15
Start: 1960-09-13T22:13:39.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 1E

Thor Agena A

Status

Success

Date

13 SEP 1960

22:13

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 1E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

Discoverer 15 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The orbital mission was successful but when the capsule was returned it failed to be captured and sank into the ocean.

Rocket

Thor Agena A

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles. The rockets used Thor first stages and Agena second stages. They are thus cousins of the more-famous Thor-Deltas, which founded the Delta rocket family.

Height

28 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

53 T

Thrust

667 kN