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Discoverer 18 - Space launch mission detailed information

MISSION NAME

Discoverer 18 18

Status

Success

DATE

7 DEC 1960

LAUNCH PROVIDER

United States Air Force + -img

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 1W

USA

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

Thor DM-21 Agena-B

USA

Rocket Description

Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles.

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