launched fromUSA

Discoverer 18

Name: Discoverer 18
Start: 1960-12-07T20:20:58Z
Location: Vandenberg

Success

DEC 07196020:20:58 UTC

A reconnaissance mission to LEO on Thor DM-21 Agena-B.

LIFTOFF

DEC 07 1960

20:20:58 UTC

Success

launched fromLC-75-3-4Vandenberg

aboardThor DM-21 Agena-BThor 296intoLEO

Payload

Reconnaissance