Discoverer 15

Reconnaissance satellite. Discoverer 15 was launched on September 13, 1960 aboard a Thor Agena A from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Oct 18, 1960).

COSPAR 1960 MUNORAD 57United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Discoverer 15
Payload designation: CORONA C-10
Other names: :C,:CC,NRO Mission 9010:CM,CORONA 15:CA
International designator: 1960 MU
NORAD catalog number: 57
GCAT identifier: S00057

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: September 13, 1960 · 22:13 UTC
Launch record: 1960 MUSuccess
Rocket: Thor Agena A
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad 75-3-5

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 200 km
Apogee: 659 km
Inclination: 80.90°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: October 18, 1960
Last known active: Sep 15, 1960
End of operations: Sep 15, 1960

Size

Mass: 132 kg
Dry mass: 132 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 810 kg
Length: 1.3 m
Diameter: 1.50 m
Span: 1.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q906153 (CC0).