Discoverer 13

Reconnaissance satellite. Discoverer 13 was launched on August 10, 1960 aboard a Thor Agena A from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Nov 14, 1960).

COSPAR 1960 THENORAD 48United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Discoverer 13
Payload designation: CORONA Diagnostic 2
Other names: :C,:CC,FTV 1057:UF,CORONA 13:CA
International designator: 1960 THE
NORAD catalog number: 48
GCAT identifier: S00048

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Defense
Program: CORONA Early
Owner: USAF BMD
Country: United States
Builder: Lockheed Missiles and Space Division
Platform (bus): CORONA

Launch

Date: August 10, 1960 · 20:37 UTC
Launch record: 1960 THESuccess
Rocket: Thor Agena A
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad 75-3-5

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 245 km
Apogee: 614 km
Inclination: 82.85°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: November 14, 1960
Last known active: Aug 11, 1960
End of operations: Aug 11, 1960

Size

Mass: 120 kg
Dry mass: 120 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 780 kg
Length: 1.3 m
Diameter: 1.50 m
Span: 1.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q906148 (CC0).