Beskrivning : It was launched by the U.S. Air Force Ballistic Missile Division into a polar orbit (apogee 614 miles, perigee 140 miles, inclination 82.6 deg) with a period of 96.9 min. It was in orbit although silent as of 1966. The spacecraft was to implement evaluation of design reliability and accuracy of the spacecraft orbit, capsule re-entry, and recovery.

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DISCOVERER 34 · aka CORONA 34, KH 3 6 (SATELLITE) · THOR DM 21