Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 7, 1960, 20:20
- Launch designation
- 1960 SIG
- Mission
- CORONA C'-3
- Flight name
- Discoverer 18
- Vehicle flight ID
- 296/1103
- Flight code
- TAG018/POWER TRACTOR
- Year
- Launches in 1960
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 685 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.0 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discoverer 18 | 1960 SIGNORAD 67 | US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division | Optical imaging | 130 kg | Reentered attached to another object · Apr 2, 1961 |
| TOD-7 | 1960 SIG | US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division | — | — | — |
| SRV 508 | 1960 SIG | US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.