Thor Agena A | Discoverer 9
Status: Failure | Launched: Feb 04, 1960 18:51 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Thor Agena A — Thor family
Mission
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.
- 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.