Discoverer 8
American military reconnaissance satellite
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Discoverer 8
Summary
Discoverer 8 is a reconnaissance satellite[1]. It draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (reconnaissance_satellite category, ranking #18 of 76).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer 8's image is recorded as Agena-A Discoverer.jpg[3].
- Discoverer 8's instance of is recorded as reconnaissance satellite[4].
- Discoverer 8's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1959-011A[5].
- Discoverer 8's part of is recorded as Corona[6].
- Discoverer 8's Commons category is recorded as Discoverer 8[7].
- Discoverer 8's space launch vehicle is recorded as Thor-Agena A[8].
- Discoverer 8's SCN is recorded as 00025[9].
- Discoverer 8's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1959-11-20T00:00:00Z[10].
- Discoverer 8's time of object orbit decay is recorded as +1960-03-08T00:00:00Z[11].
- Discoverer 8's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[12].
- Discoverer 8's significant event is recorded as atmospheric entry[13].
- Discoverer 8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10196799'}[14].
- Discoverer 8's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 1[15].
- Discoverer 8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+80.65'}[16].
- Discoverer 8's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+795'}[17].
- Discoverer 8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+103.7'}[18].
- Discoverer 8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1679'}[19].
- Discoverer 8's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+187'}[20].
- Discoverer 8's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.52'}[21].
- Discoverer 8's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122r_hmy[22].
- Discoverer 8's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "00025"][23].
- Discoverer 8's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 1959-011A[24].
Why It Matters
Discoverer 8 draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (reconnaissance_satellite category, ranking #18 of 76).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]