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Discoverer 2
Thor Agena A · Government/Top Secret
1959Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg
Mission
Discoverer II successfully reached orbit and took photos of Earth. However, when the capsule with the data was ejected in order to re-enter the atmosphere there was a timer malfunction meaning it seperated too early and landed over the North Pole rather than the intended target of Hawaii. The capsule was never recovered.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- USAF
- Rocket
- Thor Agena A
- Orbit
- PO
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 1W
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2