Discoverer 8 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
20 Nov 1959, 7:25pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1E
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Discoverer 8
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
The KH-1 (Keyhole-1) was the first attempt in the Corona-program to build an optical reconnaissance satellite. These satellites were all launched under the name Discoverer.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC
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