United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Vela 3A & 3B
Launched
July 20, 1965
Image: NASA
Summary
Vela 3A & 3B launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 20, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 273rd launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 459th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Atlas LV-3 Agena D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 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
- 15th Atlas LV-3 Agena D flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 273rd launch42nd this yearhumanity's 459th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage
- Vela III-A · NORAD 1458 · left Earth orbit
- Vela III-B · NORAD 1459 · left Earth orbit
- ERS 17 · NORAD 1460 · re-entered July 1, 1968
Agena D 1803 · re-entered September 17, 1977
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
4th launch from Space Launch Complex 13, 1st this year · 148th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
21 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
256 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Vela 3A & 3B launch?
Vela 3A & 3B launched on July 20, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Vela 3A & 3B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Vela 3A & 3B?
Atlas LV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did Vela 3A & 3B launch from?
Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Vela 3A & 3B going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Vela 3A & 3B launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).