Discoverer 5
Thor Agena A
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Discoverer 5
Type: Government/Top Secret
Discoverer 5 was the fifth in a series of reconnaissance satellites, however, it failed to return its capsule when it was accidentally sent into a higher orbit.
Trajectory
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Location
Space Launch Complex 1W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
730 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Administration: Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
- Founded: 1947
- Country: USA
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
