RocketThor Agena B
SpaceportVandenbergpad 75-3-4
OutcomeFailurestage 2 ignition failure
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- June 8, 1961, 21:16
- Launch designation
- 1961-F05
- Mission
- ARGON 3
- Flight name
- Discoverer 24
- Vehicle flight ID
- 302/1108
- Flight code
- TAG024/ISLAND QUEEN
- Year
- Launches in 1961
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 200 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.330 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OF · S2I
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discoverer 24 | 1961-F05 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | — | — | — |
| SRV 541 | 1961-F05 | US Air Force Space Systems 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.