Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United States Air Force
Provider type
Government
Orbit
PO
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Sat, 28 Feb 1959 21:49:16 GMT
Orbital launch #
#34 ever
Mission
Discoverer I was the first of a series of satellites part of the CORONA reconnaissance program. This satellite didn't take a camera or film system as it was intended as a test. There were issues communicating with the satellite during flight with only intermittent signals being read.