Discoverer 18 (Corona Mission 9013 / KH-2), a U.S. NRO/CIA film-return photoreconnaissance satellite launched on a Thor DM-21 Agena-B from Vandenberg; the film capsule was successfully recovered on 10 December 1960.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 310 kg
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 40 Thor DM-21 Agena-B flights
- Date and time
- 7 December 1960, 20:20 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor DM-21 Agena-B
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1960-018
- Launches in 1960
- 35th of 38
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