USAF Thor Agena A Discoverer 8

Name: USAF Thor Agena A Discoverer 8
Start: 1959-11-20T19:25:24.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 1E

Thor Agena A

Status

Success

Date

20 NOV 1959

19:25

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 1E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Thor Agena A

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth 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