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Discoverer 18 also known as Corona 9013 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 18 occurred at 20:20:58 UTC on 7 December 1960. A Thor DM-21 Agena-B rocket was used flying from Launch Complex 75-3-4 at the Vandenberg Air Force Base.