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Discoverer 12

Thor Agena A · Government/Top Secret

1960Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg

Mission

Discoverer 12 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The fourth of five test flights of the Corona KH-1 spy satellite series. It was lost when the second stage failed during launch.

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Mission Facts

Provider
USAF
Rocket
Thor Agena A
Orbit
LEO
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1W
NET precision
Year
Data source
LL2
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