MISSION NAME
Discoverer 18 18
Status
Success
DATE
7 DEC 1960
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 1W
Description
Discoverer 18 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. This was the first successful mission employing the KH-2 camera system
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
Rocket Description
Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles.