Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- November 5, 1961, 20:00
- Launch designation
- 1961 A EPS
- Mission
- CORONA C'-9
- Flight name
- Discoverer 34
- Vehicle flight ID
- 330/1117
- Flight code
- TAG034/FOG CUTTER
- Year
- Launches in 1961
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 1,005 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.2 t
- Payloads
- 5
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discoverer 34 | 1961 A EPS 1NORAD 197 | National Reconnaissance Office | Optical imaging | 133 kg | Reentered attached to another object · Dec 7, 1962 |
| SRV 553 | 1961 A EPS | National Reconnaissance Office | — | — | — |
| GRD Package | 1961 A EPS 1 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | — | — | — |
| Vela Hotel Package 3 | 1961 A EPS 1 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | — | — | — |
| TOPSOC 4 | 1961 A EPS 1 | Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Special Projects (NRO Program A) | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.