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Thor Agena A | Discoverer 14 launched on Thu, Aug 18, 1960, 07:57 PM UTC — a United States Air Force mission.
NET Thu, Aug 18, 1960, 07:57 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 14 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. It was the first fully successful flight of the Discoverer series which returned film. The capsule was recovered mid air by an aircraft
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Good to know
Thor Agena A | Discoverer 14 is scheduled to lift off Thu, Aug 18, 1960, 07:57 PM UTC.
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Thor Agena A | Discoverer 14 is an United States Air Force mission flying on a Thor Agena A.
It lifts off from Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.