Discoverer 1 Mission
Launch Status
Failure
Date & Time
28 Feb 1959, 9:49pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1W
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Discoverer 1
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Destination
Polar Orbit
Discoverer I was the first of a series of satellites part of the CORONA reconnaissance program. This satellite didn't take a camera or film system as it was intended as a test. There were issues communicating with the satellite during flight with only intermittent signals being read.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC
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