MISSION NAME
Discoverer 17 17
Status
Success
DATE
12 NOV 1960
LAUNCH PROVIDER
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.
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
Rocket Description
Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles.