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Discoverer 15 - Space launch mission detailed information

MISSION NAME

Discoverer 15 15

Status

Success

DATE

13 SEP 1960

LAUNCH PROVIDER

United States Air Force + -img

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 1E

USA

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

Thor Agena A

USA

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.

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