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Discoverer 15

Thor Agena A · Government/Top Secret

1960Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg

Mission

Discoverer 15 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The orbital mission was successful but when the capsule was returned it failed to be captured and sank into the ocean.

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Mission Facts

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