Discoverer 17
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
United States Air Force
Mission
Discoverer 17
Type: Government/Top Secret
Discoverer 17 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The mission was classed as a failure. Orbit was entered successfully however the film was separated before any camera operation leaving only 0.5m of film in the capsule.
Trajectory
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Location
Space Launch Complex 1E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
726 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.
