USAF Thor Agena A Discoverer 4

Name: USAF Thor Agena A Discoverer 4
Start: 1959-06-25T22:47:45.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 1E

Thor Agena A

Status

Failure

Date

25 JUN 1959

22:47

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 1E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

Discoverer 4 was the fourth in a series of reconnaissance satellites, however, it failed to reach orbit when the Agena engine underperformed and failed to place the capsule into orbit.

Rocket

Thor Agena A

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Polar 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