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Titan IIIC | Vela 6A & 6B
United States Air Force · Titan IIIC · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United States Air Force's 518th launch · 9th this year · humanity's 1,075th orbital launch attempt
April 8, 1970Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Apr 8, 10:50 – Apr 8, 10:50 UTC
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Vela 6A & 6B
Like its predecessor, the Vela, the Advanced Vela series of spacecraft were designed to monitor worldwide compliance with the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty.
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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