RocketThor Agena A
SpaceportVandenbergpad 75-3-4
OutcomeFailurestage 2 underperformance
Launch agencyUSAF BMDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- February 28, 1959, 21:49
- Launch designation
- 1959 BET
- Mission
- CORONA Test Vehicle 2
- Flight name
- Discoverer 1
- Vehicle flight ID
- 163/1022
- Flight code
- TAG001/FLYING YANKEE
- Year
- Launches in 1959
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 968 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.668 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OF · S2U
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discoverer 1 | 1959 BETNORAD 13 | Advanced Research Projects Agency, U.S. DoD | Technology | 78 kg | Reentered attached to another object · Mar 5, 1959 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.