Discoverer 11

 1960-004

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Mission 9008 (Flight 11) operated successfully until the spin rockets on the recovery capsule exploded during the recovery sequence and the damaged SRV entered an excessively high reentry trajectory. This was the first time the Model C Camera operated fully successfully, thanks to the use of a new polyester based film which replaced the old acetate base variety. Orbit mass was 781 kg.

KH-1 Mission 9008
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1960 Apr 15	2030:37	Launch by Thor Agena A	V pad 5
	2033:20	Thor MECO (T+2:43)
	2033:29	Thor VECO (T+2:52)
	2033:43	Thor sep (T+3:06)
	2034:52	Agena burn (T+4:15)
	2036:48	Agena cutoff (T+6:11)
			170 x 589 x 80.1 (RAE)
			177 x 611 x ? (VCR)
			92.2 166 x 603 x 80.4 (SATCAT)
1960 Apr 16	2236?	SRV ejected, rev 17
	2240?	SRV burn, spin rockets exploded
	2245?	SRV reentry
1960 Apr 16	0643		92.25 166 x 603 x 80.41
1960 Apr 16	2033		92.10 166 x 589 x 80.37
1960 Apr 18	1700		91.70 169 x 546 x 80.01
1960 Apr 24	1652		89.70 142 x 377 x 80.1
1960 Apr 26	1731?	CORONA/Agena reentered