Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- July 7, 1961, 23:29
- Launch designation
- 1961 PI
- Mission
- CORONA C'-6
- Flight name
- Discoverer 26
- Vehicle flight ID
- 308/1109
- Flight code
- TAG026/HIGH WING
- Year
- Launches in 1961
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 804 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.1 t
- Payloads
- 5
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discoverer 26 | 1961 PINORAD 160 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | Optical imaging | 135 kg | Reentered attached to another object · Dec 5, 1961 |
| GRD Package/HSRP-2 | 1961 PI | US Air Force Space Systems Division | — | — | — |
| SRV 511 | 1961 PI | US Air Force Space Systems Division | — | — | — |
| SOCTOP 7 | 1961 PI | Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Special Projects (NRO Program A) | — | — | — |
| WILD BILL | 1961 PI | 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.