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Atlas Agena D | Vela 2A & 2B

Name: Atlas Agena D | Vela 2A & 2B
Start: 1964-07-17T08:22:00.000Z
End: 1964-07-17T08:22:00.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

July 17, 1964 at 8:22 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission imagery · Atlas LV-3 Agena D

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July 17, 1964 at 8:22 AM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 13

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4859, -80.5466

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Rocket: Atlas LV-3 Agena D
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 13
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: July 17, 1964 at 8:22 AM UTC
Window closes: July 17, 1964 at 8:22 AM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 5:40 PM UTC

Mission description

The Vela (meaning "watchman" in Spanish) series of spacecraft were designed to monitor worldwide compliance with the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty.

Vehicle

Atlas LV-3 Agena D

Atlas · Agena D

Height

36 m

Diameter

3 m

LEO capacity

1,000 kg

Successful launches

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 13

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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