| Mission type | Optical reconnaissance |
|---|---|
| Operator | US Air Force/NRO |
| Mission duration | Failed to orbit |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | KH-3 Corona‴ |
| Bus | Agena-B |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed |
| Launch mass | 1,150 kilograms (2,540 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 13 January 1962, 21:41 (1962-01-13UTC21:41Z) UTC |
| Rocket | Thor DM-21 Agena-B 327 |
| Launch site | VandenbergLC-75-3-4 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Epoch | Planned |
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Discoverer 37, also known asCorona 9030, was an American opticalreconnaissance satellite which was lost in a launch failure in 1962. It was the lastKH-3 Corona satellite, which was based on anAgena-B rocket.[1]
The launch of Discoverer 37 occurred at 21:41 UTC on 13 January 1962. AThor DM-21 Agena-B rocket was used, flying fromLaunch Complex 75-3-4 at theVandenberg Air Force Base;[2] however, it failed to achieve orbit.[3]
Discoverer 37 was intended to be operated in alow Earth orbit. It had a mass of 1,150 kilograms (2,540 lb),[4] and was equipped with apanoramic camera with afocal length of 61 centimetres (24 in), which had a maximum resolution of 7.6 metres (25 ft).[5] Images were to have been recorded onto 70-millimeter (2.8 in) film, and returned in aSatellite Recovery Vehicle at the end of the mission. The Satellite Recovery Vehicle which was to have been used by Discoverer 37 was SRV-571.[4]
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