Thor-DM18 Agena-A

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Thor-DM18 Agena-A (Discoverer 3) [USAF]

Vehicle	Stage 1	Stage 2
Thor-DM18 Agena-A	DM-18A / MB-3-I	Agena-A / 8048

No:         Type                    Date        LS    Payload
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 34    1    Thor-DM18 Agena-A       28. 2.59    Va    Discoverer 1
 39    2    Thor-DM18 Agena-A       13. 4.59    Va    Discoverer 2
 46    3    Thor-DM18 Agena-A        3. 6.59 F  Va    Discoverer 3 
 50    4    Thor-DM18 Agena-A       25. 6.59 F  Va    KH-1 1 (Discoverer 4)
 57    5    Thor-DM18 Agena-A       13. 8.59    Va    KH-1 2 (Discoverer 5)
 60    6    Thor-DM18 Agena-A       19. 8.59    Va    KH-1 3 (Discoverer 6)
  2    7    Thor-DM18 Agena-A        7.11.59    Va    KH-1 4 (Discoverer 7)
 75    8    Thor-DM18 Agena-A       20.11.59 P  Va    KH-1 5 (Discoverer 8) 
  2    9    Thor-DM18 Agena-A        4. 2.60 F  Va    KH-1 6 (Discoverer 9)
 85   10    Thor-DM18 Agena-A       19. 2.60 F  Va    KH-1 7 (Discoverer 10)
 90   11    Thor-DM18 Agena-A       15. 4.60    Va    KH-1 8 (Discoverer 11)
 94   12    Thor-DM18 Agena-A       29. 6.60 F  Va    Discoverer 12
 95   13    Thor-DM18 Agena-A       10. 8.60    Va    Discoverer 13
 98   14    Thor-DM18 Agena-A       18. 8.60    Va    KH-1 9 (Discoverer 14)
 99   15    Thor-DM18 Agena-A       13. 9.60    Va    KH-1 10 (Discoverer 15)

Flight 3:       Agena-A failed
Flight 4:       Agena-A failed
Flight 8:       guidance error
Flight 9:       Thor cut off too early
Flight 10:      Thor guidance error
Flight 12:      Agena-A attitude control failed

Va = Vandenberg
F  = Failure
P  = partial failure

SSF = Subsatellite Ferret

Last update: 27.09.2009