MISSION NAME
Discoverer 15 15
Status
Success
DATE
13 SEP 1960
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 1E
Description
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.
Thor Agena A
Rocket Description
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.