1960 · United States Air Force
Discoverer 16
failureThor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 16
Discoverer 16 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The launch failed when the Agena stage failed to seperate from Thor.
Overview
- Date / time
- October 26, 1960 at 08:26 PM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 1W
- Mission
- Discoverer 16
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit