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Discoverer 5

retired

Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 1959 EPS 1Launched 8/13/1959

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Discoverer 5
Launch Vehicle: Thor Agena A
Launch Date: 8/13/1959
Last Contact: 8/14/1959

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 473.5 km
Inclination: 80 deg
Dry Mass: 140 kg
Total Mass: 730 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 EPS 1