Discoverer 4 Mission
Launch Status
Failure
Date & Time
25 Jun 1959, 10:47pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1E
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Discoverer 4
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Destination
Polar Orbit
Discoverer 4 was the fourth in a series of reconnaissance satellites, however, it failed to reach orbit when the Agena engine underperformed and failed to place the capsule into orbit.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC
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