Thor Agena A | Discoverer 14
Status: Success | Launched: Aug 18, 1960 19:57 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Thor Agena A — Thor family
Mission
Discoverer 14 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. It was the first fully successful flight of the Discoverer series which returned film. The capsule was recovered mid air by an aircraft
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 1W
- Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-10-07T01:00:56.820087+00:00.