Discoverer 16
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
United States Air Force
Launch Status
Failure Mission
Discoverer 16
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Discoverer 16 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The launch failed when the Agena stage failed to seperate from Thor.
Location
Rocket
Agency
United States Air Force
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.