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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretThor DM-21 Agena-B
Launched 1960-12-07 20:20:58 UTCSpace Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
36th
orbital launch attempt in 1960
United States Air Force
25th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 1W
5th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
41 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
Discoverer 18 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. This was the first successful mission employing the KH-2 camera system
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
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