USAF Thor Agena A Discoverer 3

Name: USAF Thor Agena A Discoverer 3
Start: 1959-06-03T20:09:20.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 1W

Thor Agena A

Status

Failure

Date

3 JUN 1959

20:09

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 1W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

The Discoverer 3 reconnaissance satellite failed to reach orbit due to a failure of the Agena A upper stage.

Rocket

Thor Agena A

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Polar 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