MISSION NAME
Discoverer 7 7
Status
Success
DATE
7 NOV 1959
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 1W
Description
The KH-1 (Keyhole-1) was the first attempt in the Corona-program to build an optical reconnaissance satellite. These satellites were all launched under the name Discoverer.
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.