Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- September 12, 1961, 19:59
- Launch designation
- 1961 OME
- Mission
- CORONA C'''-2
- Flight name
- Discoverer 30
- Vehicle flight ID
- 310/1113
- Flight code
- TAG030/TWISTED BRAIDS
- Year
- Launches in 1961
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 558 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.1 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discoverer 30 | 1961 OME 1NORAD 182 | National Reconnaissance Office | Optical imaging | 144 kg | Reentered attached to another object · Dec 11, 1961 |
| GRD Package | 1961 OME 1 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | — | — | — |
| SRV 551 | 1961 OME | National Reconnaissance Office | — | — | — |
| TOPSOC 1 | 1961 OME 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.