Discoverer 1
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title:
Discoverer 1
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Discoverer 1 was the first of a series of satellites which were part of the CORONA reconnaissance satellite program. It was launched on a Thor-Agena A rocket on 28 February 1959 at 21:49:16 GMT from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. It was a prototype of the KH-1 satellite, but did not contain either a camera or a film capsule. It was the first satellite launched toward the South Pole in an attempt to achieve a polar orbit, but was unsuccessful. A CIA report, later declassified, concluded
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American reconnaissance satellite launched in 1959; failed to achieve orbit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discoverer_1
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2024-02-28T14:52:38Z
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