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Discoverer 24 also known as Corona 9018A was an American area survey optical reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1961 but failed to achieve orbit. It was a KH-5 Argon satellite based around an Agena-B. It was the third KH-5 to be launched.The launch of Discoverer 24 occurred at 21:16 UTC on 8 June 1961. A Thor DM-21 Agena-B rocket was used flying from Launch Complex 75-3-4 at the Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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