LAUNCH MISSION

USAF Thor DM-21 Agena-B Discoverer 18

Name: USAF Thor DM-21 Agena-B Discoverer 18
Start: 1960-12-07T20:20:58.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 1W

Status

Success

7 DEC 1960

United States Air Force

Space Launch Complex 1W

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-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles.