Discoverer II successfully reached orbit and took photos of Earth. However, when the capsule with the data was ejected in order to re-enter the atmosphere there was a timer malfunction meaning it seperated too early and landed over the North Pole rather than the intended target of Hawaii. The capsule was never recovered. April 13, 1959 at 21:18 UTC · Launch Successful Thor Agena A — United States Air Force, to Polar Orbit Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA The world's 36th orbital launch attempt, and 5th of 1959. Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs.