USAF Thor Agena A Discoverer 5

Name: USAF Thor Agena A Discoverer 5
Start: 1959-08-13T19:00:08.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 1W

Thor Agena A

Status

Success

Date

13 AUG 1959

19:00

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 1W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

Discoverer 5 was the fifth in a series of reconnaissance satellites, however, it failed to return its capsule when it was accidentally sent into a higher orbit.

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