LAUNCH MISSION

USAF Thor DM-21 Agena-B Discoverer 16

Name: USAF Thor DM-21 Agena-B Discoverer 16
Start: 1960-10-26T20:26:09.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 1W

Status

Failure

26 OCT 1960

United States Air Force

Space Launch Complex 1W

Discoverer 16 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The launch failed when the Agena stage failed to seperate from Thor.

Thor DM-21 Agena-B

Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles.