LAUNCH CENTER
Failure
Wed Oct 26 1960
United States Air Force
Discoverer 16
Launch Failure
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Thor DM-21 Agena-BDescription:
Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Discoverer 16 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The launch failed when the Agena stage failed to seperate from Thor.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1W