Discoverer 9
Thor Agena A
United States Air Force
Launch Status
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Mission
Discoverer 9
Type: Government/Top Secret
Discoverer 9 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite, the sixth of ten operational flights of the Corona KH-1 spy satellite series, and the first of them to be equipped with a new, vacuum-proof, polyester-based film. The satellite was not successfully orbited.
Location
Space Launch Complex 1W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
697 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Agency
United States Air Force
Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Country: USA
