Discoverer 17

Summary

Discoverer 17 is a reconnaissance satellite^[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (reconnaissance_satellite category, ranking #22 of 76).^[2]

Key Facts

• Discoverer 17's instance of is recorded as reconnaissance satellite^[3].
• Discoverer 17's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1960-015A^[4].
• Discoverer 17's Commons category is recorded as Discoverer 17^[5].
• Discoverer 17's space launch vehicle is recorded as Thor-Agena B^[6].
• Discoverer 17's SCN is recorded as 00061^[7].
• Discoverer 17's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1960-11-12T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Discoverer 17's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cc6n85^[9].
• Discoverer 17's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[10].
• Discoverer 17's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 1^[11].
• Discoverer 17's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "00061"]^[12].
• Discoverer 17's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 1960-015A^[13].

Why It Matters

Discoverer 17 draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (reconnaissance_satellite category, ranking #22 of 76).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14]