Thor Agena A | Discoverer 13
Discoverer 13 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. The lastof five test flights of the Corona KH-1 spy satellite series. It was the first fully successfuly flight of the Discoverer series. It successfuly jetissoned its payload which was recovered in the Ocean by the Navy.
Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles. The rockets used Thor first stages and Agena second stages. They are thus cousins of the more-famous Thor-Deltas, which founded the Delta rocket family.
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Mission Profile
Discoverer 13 was a Thor Agena A mission operated by United States Air Force that lifted off from Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 10, 1960. The flight carried its payload on a government/top secret mission to Low Earth Orbit. The launch was a success.