1960

1960 · United States Air Force

Discoverer 9

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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.

Overview

Date / time
February 4, 1960 at 06:51 PM UTC
Outcome
failure
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 1W
Mission
Discoverer 9
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit