Discoverer-6 ( Eng. Discoverer 6 ) ( KH-1 3 , Corona 6 ) - American spacecraft. The device is from the KH-1 series of reconnaissance satellites launched under the CORONA program.
| Discovery-6 | |
|---|---|
| Discoverer 6 | |
 | |
| Customer |  Darpa |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed corporation |
| Tasks | Reconnaissance satellite |
| Satellite | Of the earth |
| Launch pad | Base Vandenberg |
| Launch vehicle | Tor Agena A |
| Launch | August 19, 1959 19:24 UTC |
| Descent from orbit | October 20, 1959 |
| NSSDC ID | 1959-006A |
| SCN | 00019 |
| Specifications | |
| Platform | Kh-1 |
| Weight | 794 kg |
| Dimensions | length 5.73 m |
| Diameter | 1.52 m |
| Elements of the orbit | |
| Eccentricity | 0,046 |
| Mood | 84 ° |
| Circulation period | 95.2 minutes |
| Apocenter | 848 km |
| Pericenter | 212 km |
Design
The satellite was inseparable from the second stage of the Agen and with it was 5.73 meters in length and 1.52 meters in diameter. The case is made of magnesium alloy. Useful equipment weighing 111 kg was located in the nose fairing. At the very front of the satellite was a returnable capsule weighing 88 kg. The capsule had the form of a hemisphere with a diameter of 84 cm and a length of 69 cm.
The equipment consisted of a panoramic camera with a resolution of 12 meters. The film with the footage was supposed to be delivered to Earth in a descent capsule.
Launch
Discovery-6 was successfully launched by the Tor Agen rocket from Vandenberg base on August 19, 1959 . The failure of the brake engine of the descent capsule caused its loss.
Links
- NSSDC Master Catalog. Discoverer 6 . Archived May 15, 2012. (eng.)
- KH-1 Corona . Archived May 15, 2012. (eng.)
- Encyclopedia Astronautica. KH-1 . Archived May 15, 2012. (eng.)