United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Vela 1A & 1B
Launched
October 17, 1963
Image: NASA
Summary
Vela 1A & 1B launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 17, 1963. It was United States Air Force's 165th launch, 39th this year and humanity's 274th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Atlas LV-3 Agena D flight. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas LV-3 Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 3rd Atlas LV-3 Agena D flightUnited States Air Force's 165th launch39th this yearhumanity's 274th orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 3 payloads
- Vela I-A · NORAD 674 · left Earth orbit
- ERS 12 · NORAD 675 · re-entered February 5, 1966
- Vela I-B · NORAD 692 · left Earth orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Vela (meaning "watchman" in Spanish) series of spacecraft were designed to monitor worldwide compliance with the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
1st launch from Space Launch Complex 13, 1st this year · 103rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
21 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Vela 1A & 1B launch?
Vela 1A & 1B launched on October 17, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Vela 1A & 1B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Vela 1A & 1B?
Atlas LV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did Vela 1A & 1B launch from?
Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Vela 1A & 1B going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Vela 1A & 1B launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).