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Discoverer 3
Launch FailureLaunch Details
Date: 3 June 1959, 08:09 pm UTC
Rocket: Thor Agena A (Thor)
Provider: United States Air Force
Mission
Type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit: Polar Orbit
Pad: Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Description
The Discoverer 3 reconnaissance satellite failed to reach orbit due to a failure of the Agena A upper stage.