Discoverer 14

Reconnaissance satellite. Discoverer 14 was launched on August 18, 1960 aboard a Thor Agena A from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Sep 16, 1960).

COSPAR 1960 KAPNORAD 54United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Discoverer 14
Payload designation: CORONA C-9
Other names: :C,:CC,NRO Mission 9009:CM,CORONA 14:CA
International designator: 1960 KAP
NORAD catalog number: 54
GCAT identifier: S00054

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 18, 1960 · 19:57 UTC
Launch record: 1960 KAPSuccess
Rocket: Thor Agena A
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad 75-3-4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 178 km
Apogee: 689 km
Inclination: 79.65°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: September 16, 1960
Last known active: Aug 19, 1960
End of operations: Aug 19, 1960

Size

Mass: 120 kg
Dry mass: 120 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 810 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 Q377332 (CC0).