Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
Discoverer 5 was the fifth in a series of reconnaissance satellites, however, it failed to return its capsule when it was accidentally sent into a higher orbit.
Details
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Polar Orbit (PO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Thu, Aug 13, 1959, 19:00
Weather
Pro