Discoverer 19

Summary

Discoverer 19 is a reconnaissance satellite^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (reconnaissance_satellite category, ranking #25 of 76).^[2]

Key Facts

• Discoverer 19's instance of is recorded as reconnaissance satellite^[3].
• Discoverer 19's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1960-019A^[4].
• Discoverer 19's Commons category is recorded as CORONA and Discoverer^[5].
• Discoverer 19's space launch vehicle is recorded as Thor-Agena B^[6].
• Discoverer 19's SCN is recorded as 00068^[7].
• Discoverer 19's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1960-12-20T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Discoverer 19's time of object orbit decay is recorded as +1961-01-23T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Discoverer 19's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ch26hn^[10].
• Discoverer 19's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[11].
• Discoverer 19's significant event is recorded as atmospheric entry^[12].
• Discoverer 19's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 1^[13].
• Discoverer 19's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "00068"]^[14].

Why It Matters

Discoverer 19 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (reconnaissance_satellite category, ranking #25 of 76).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]