Discoverer 15 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
13 Sep 1960, 10:13pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1E
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Discoverer 15
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Discoverer 15 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The orbital mission was successful but when the capsule was returned it failed to be captured and sank into the ocean.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC
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