Discoverer 11 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
15 Apr 1960, 8:30pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1E
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Discoverer 11
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Discoverer 11 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The eighth of ten operational flights of the Corona KH-1 spy satellite series, it successfully employed the first space-worthy camera film; however, Discoverer's film return capsule was lost during reentry on 16 Apr when the satellite's spin motors exploded.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC
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