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Thor Agena A | Discoverer 13 launched on Wed, Aug 10, 1960, 08:37 PM UTC — a United States Air Force mission.
NET Wed, Aug 10, 1960, 08:37 PM UTC
Mission profile
Flight simulation
A representative gravity-turn climb for Thor Agena A to Low Earth Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
SimulatedRepresentative Thor Agena A ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
Discoverer 13 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The lastof five test flights of the Corona KH-1 spy satellite series. It was the first fully successfuly flight of the Discoverer series. It successfuly jetissoned its payload which was recovered in the Ocean by the Navy.
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Good to know
Thor Agena A | Discoverer 13 is scheduled to lift off Wed, Aug 10, 1960, 08:37 PM UTC.
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Thor Agena A | Discoverer 13 is an United States Air Force mission flying on a Thor Agena A.
It lifts off from Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.