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Titan IIIC | Vela 5A & 5B

May 23, 1969 at 7:57 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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May 23, 1969 at 7:57 AM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5834, -80.5830

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Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Mission description

Like its predecessor, the Vela, the Advanced Vela series of spacecraft were designed to monitor worldwide compliance with the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty.

Vehicle

Titan IIIC

Titan · IIIC

Height

42 m

Diameter

3 m

LEO capacity

13,100 kg

Successful launches

34

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 41

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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