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Discoverer 7

retired

Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 1959 KAPLaunched 11/7/1959

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Discoverer 7
Launch Vehicle: Thor Agena A
Launch Date: 11/7/1959
Last Contact: 11/8/1959

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 409.5 km
Inclination: 81.64 deg
Dry Mass: 242 kg
Total Mass: 920 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Earth Observation
Payload Category: IMG
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1959 KAP