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The launch of Discoverer 26

Discoverer 26, also known as Corona 9019, was an American optical reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1961. It was the sixth of ten Corona KH-2 satellites, based on the Agena-B.[1]

The launch of Discoverer 26 occurred at 23:29:48 UTC on 7 July 1961. A Thor DM-21 Agena-B rocket was used, flying from Launch Complex 75-3-5 at the Vandenberg Air Force Base.[2] Upon successfully reaching orbit, it was assigned the Harvard designation 1961 Pi 1.

Discoverer 26 was operated in a low Earth orbit, with a perigee of Шаблон:Convert, an apogee of Шаблон:Convert, 82.9 degrees of inclination, and a period of 94 minutes.[3] The satellite had a mass of Шаблон:Convert,[4] and was equipped with a panoramic camera with a focal length of Шаблон:Convert, which had a maximum resolution of Шаблон:Convert.[5] Images were recorded onto Шаблон:Convert film, and returned in a Satellite Recovery Vehicle, which was deorbited two days after launch. The Satellite Recovery Vehicle used by Discoverer 26 was SRV-511. Once its images had been returned, Discoverer 26's mission was complete, and it remained in orbit until it decayed on 5 December 1961.[3]

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