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Discoverer 17 also known as Corona 9012 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1960. It was a KH-2 Corona’ satellite based around an Agena-B.The launch of Discoverer 17 occurred at 20:43 UTC on 12 November 1960. A Thor DM-21 Agena-B rocket was used flying from Launch Complex 75-3-5 at the Vandenberg Air Force Base. Upon successfully reaching orbit it was assigned the Harvard designation 1960 Omicron 1.
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