LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Wed Dec 07 1960
United States Air Force
Discoverer 18
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
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Rocket Details
Name:
Thor DM-21 Agena-BDescription:
Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Discoverer 18 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. This was the first successful mission employing the KH-2 camera system
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1W