launched fromUSA

Discoverer 5

Name: Discoverer 5
Start: 1959-08-13T19:00:08Z
Location: Vandenberg

Success

AUG 13195919:00:08 UTC

A reconnaissance mission to LEO on Thor DM-18 Agena-A.

LIFTOFF

AUG 13 1959

19:00:08 UTC

Success

launched fromLC-75-3-4Vandenberg

aboardThor DM-18 Agena-AThor 192intoLEO

Payload

Reconnaissance