Discoverer 24
KH-5 Argon satellite lost to Agena power failure.
Discoverer 24 (Corona 9018A) was a U.S. KH-5 Argon reconnaissance satellite that failed to reach orbit after launch on 8 June 1961. A Thor DM-21 Agena-B rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, but the Agena stage suffered a power supply failure during ascent, leading to loss of telemetry and a ballistic impact in the Pacific Ocean.
Quick Facts
- Mission type
- Optical reconnaissance
- Operator
- US Air Force/NRO
- Mission duration
- Failed to orbit
- Spacecraft type
- KH-5 Argon
- Spacecraft bus
- Agena-B
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed
- Launch mass
- 1,150 kg / 2,535 lb
- Launch rocket
- Thor DM-21 Agena-B 302
Facts from the source article.
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