Discoverer 16

Summary

Discoverer 16 is a reconnaissance satellite^[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (reconnaissance_satellite category, ranking #24 of 76).^[2]

Key Facts

• Discoverer 16's instance of is recorded as reconnaissance satellite^[3].
• Discoverer 16's part of is recorded as Corona^[4].
• Discoverer 16's Commons category is recorded as Discoverer 16^[5].
• Discoverer 16's space launch vehicle is recorded as Thor-Agena B^[6].
• Discoverer 16's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1960-10-26T00:00:00Z^[7].
• Discoverer 16's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cc8kjc^[8].
• Discoverer 16's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[9].
• Discoverer 16's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 1^[10].
• Discoverer 16's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1091'}^[11].
• Discoverer 16's NSSDCA ID is recorded as DISC16^[12].

Why It Matters

Discoverer 16 draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (reconnaissance_satellite category, ranking #24 of 76).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[13] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[14]