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Discoverer 8
completed
Launch 1959 LAM
Launched 11/20/1959
LEO
Service G
Sat LEO A
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
Discoverer 8
retired
Earth Observation
LEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
11/20/1959
Launch ID
1959 LAM
Launch Profile
Sat LEO A
Service Type
G
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
U.S. Air Force
Launch Vehicle
Thor Agena A
Launch Site
Complex 75-3, Pad 5, Vandenberg AFB (Vandenberg AFB, California)
US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Payload Status
retired 1
Payload Mission Types
Earth Observation 1
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