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SuccessVela 1A & 1B · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Oct 17, 1963, 02:37 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Oct 17, 1963, 02:37 UTC – Thursday, Oct 17, 1963, 02:37 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Vela 1A & 1B
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
The Vela (meaning "watchman" in Spanish) series of spacecraft were designed to monitor worldwide compliance with the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty.
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