Thor Agena A | Discoverer 6
Launch Successful
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Aug. 19, 1959, 7:24 p.m. - Aug. 19, 1959, 7:24 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Aug. 19, 1959, 7:24 p.m. - Aug. 19, 1959, 7:24 p.m.
Discoverer 6 was the sixth in a series of reconnaissance satellites, however, it failed to return its capsule when the retrorocket failed to deorbit the capsule.
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