The launch of NASA Thor DM-18 Agena-A took place on 21 Jan 1959, launching the Discoverer mission. The launch site was Vandenberg, California, United States. The payload should have been deployed in a LEO orbit at an altitude of 565.
DATE AND TIME
OPERATOR
LAUNCH SITE
California, United States
VEHICLE
LEO
565km
89.7°
0.712
967km
163km
29 Nov 2024
Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat - Roscosmos
Vostochny (Russia)
25 Dec 2024
Baikonur (Kazakhstan)
SSO (475 km)
Dec 2024
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Vandenberg (United States)
Cape Canaveral (United States)
GTO
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