Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- February 27, 1962, 19:39
- Launch designation
- 1962 EPS
- Mission
- CORONA M-1
- Flight name
- Discoverer 38
- Vehicle flight ID
- 241/1123
- Flight code
- TAG039/CAREER GIRL
- Year
- Launches in 1962
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 433 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.2 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discoverer 38 | 1962 EPS 1NORAD 247 | National Reconnaissance Office | Optical imaging | 184 kg | Reentered attached to another object · Mar 21, 1962 |
| LPARL Aurora 1962b | 1962 EPS 1 | US Defense Atomic Support Agency | — | — | — |
| SRV 581 | 1962 EPS | National Reconnaissance Office | — | — | — |
| WILD BILL 1 | 1962 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.