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Discoverer 7

Thor Agena A · Government/Top Secret

1959Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg

Mission

The KH-1 (Keyhole-1) was the first attempt in the Corona-program to build an optical reconnaissance satellite. These satellites were all launched under the name Discoverer.

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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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