MISSION NAME
Discoverer 17 17
Status
Success
DATE
12 NOV 1960
LAUNCH PROVIDER
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United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 1E
Description
Discoverer 17 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The mission was classed as a failure. Orbit was entered successfully however the film was separated before any camera operation leaving only 0.5m of film in the capsule.
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Thor DM-21 Agena-B
Rocket Description
Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles.