Discoverer 11

Mission

Discoverer 11

Type: Government/Top Secret

Discoverer 11 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The eighth of ten operational flights of the Corona KH-1 spy satellite series, it successfully employed the first space-worthy camera film; however, Discoverer’s film return capsule was lost during reentry on 16 Apr when the satellite’s spin motors exploded.

Location

Space Launch Complex 1E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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