LAUNCH MISSION

USAF Thor DM-21 Agena-B Discoverer 17

Name: USAF Thor DM-21 Agena-B Discoverer 17
Start: 1960-11-12T20:42:32.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 1E

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.

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