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SuccessVela 5A & 5B · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Friday, May 23, 1969, 07:57 UTC
Launch window
Friday, May 23, 1969, 07:57 UTC – Friday, May 23, 1969, 07:57 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Vela 5A & 5B
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Like its predecessor, the Vela, the Advanced Vela series of spacecraft were designed to monitor worldwide compliance with the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty.
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