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Discoverer 6

retired

Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 1959 ZETLaunched 8/19/1959

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Discoverer 6
Launch Vehicle: Thor Agena A
Launch Date: 8/19/1959
Last Contact: 8/20/1959

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 526.5 km
Inclination: 84 deg
Dry Mass: 132 kg
Total Mass: 810 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 ZET