Discoverer 17

Reconnaissance satellite. Discoverer 17 was launched on November 12, 1960 aboard a Thor Agena B from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Dec 29, 1960).

COSPAR 1960 OMINORAD 61United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Discoverer 17
Payload designation: CORONA C'-2
Other names: :C,:CC,NRO Mission 9012:CM,CORONA 17:CA
International designator: 1960 OMI
NORAD catalog number: 61
GCAT identifier: S00061

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: November 12, 1960 · 20:42 UTC
Launch record: 1960 OMISuccess
Rocket: Thor Agena B
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad 75-3-5

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 182 km
Apogee: 923 km
Inclination: 81.86°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: December 29, 1960
Last known active: Nov 14, 1960
End of operations: Nov 14, 1960

Size

Mass: 127 kg
Dry mass: 127 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,037 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 Q906154 (CC0).