Discoverer 16 (KH-2 1) |
USA |
Orig.PL Name: CORONA 9011
Launch data:
| Designation | 60F15 |
| Launch date | 26 Oct 1960 - 20:26 UT |
| Launch site | Va, LC75-3 pad 4 |
| Launch vehicle |
Thor-DM21 Agena-B (#253) |
| Mission | |
| Decay | 26 Oct 1960 |
1e launch Thor-Agena B, failure.
Spacecraft data:
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| Mass at launch | kg |
| Dry Mass | kg |
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| DC power | |
At lift-off, the program sequencer of the AGENA second stage stopped, due to an interruption of power, and when the time came for separation, nothing happened - it remained attached to the Thor, and everything fell into the pacific.
Ref.: #7, #120 - update: 14.03.04