The CORONA Gallery - Launch and Recovery

Early Discoverer
on the launch pad
at Vandenberg.
Artist's impression of Corona in orbit.
Thor booster in action.
High speed movie cameras mounted on anti-aircraft used for tracking launches.

Launch through orbital operations sequence.
Reentry through recovery sequence.
Catch of a Corona capsule off of Hawaii.
Twisted wreckage
of a failed launch.

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The Satellite	The Cameras	Images from Space	Launch and Recovery	Civilian Applications	1999 Visit to Vandenberg

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Early Discoverer on the launch pad at Vandenberg.	Artist's impression of Corona in orbit.	Thor booster in action.	High speed movie cameras mounted on anti-aircraft used for tracking launches.
Launch through orbital operations sequence.	Reentry through recovery sequence.	Catch of a Corona capsule off of Hawaii.	Twisted wreckage of a failed launch.