Discoverer 14 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite. It was the first fully successful flight of the Discoverer series which returned film. The capsule was recovered mid air by an aircraft August 18, 1960 at 19:57 UTC · Launch Successful Thor Agena A — United States Air Force, to Low Earth Orbit Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA The world's 73rd orbital launch attempt, and 19th of 1960. Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs.