RocketThor Agena A
SpaceportVandenbergpad 75-3-4
OutcomeFailurestage 2 underperformance
Launch agencyUSAF BMDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- June 3, 1959, 20:09
- Launch designation
- 1959-F02
- Mission
- CORONA BIO 2
- Flight name
- Discoverer 3
- Vehicle flight ID
- 174/1020
- Flight code
- TAG003/GOLD DUKE
- Year
- Launches in 1959
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 250 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.829 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OF · S2U
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discoverer 3 | 1959-F02 | Advanced Research Projects Agency, U.S. DoD | — | — | — |
| SRV | 1959-F02 | Advanced Research Projects Agency, U.S. DoD | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.