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Discoverer 16

Thor DM-21 Agena-B · Government/Top Secret

1960Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg

Mission

Discoverer 16 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The launch failed when the Agena stage failed to seperate from Thor.

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Mission Facts

Provider: USAF
Rocket: Thor DM-21 Agena-B
Orbit: LEO
Pad: Space Launch Complex 1W
NET precision: Year
Data source: LL2

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