United States Air ForceTitan IIICSpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Vela 4A & 4B
Launched
April 28, 1967
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
Vela 4A & 4B launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIC from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 28, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 393rd launch, 21st this year and humanity's 693rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Titan IIIC flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan IIIC · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Titan IIIC flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 393rd launch21st this yearhumanity's 693rd orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 5 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 5 still in orbit
- Vela IV-A · NORAD 2765 · left Earth orbit
- Vela IV-B · NORAD 2766 · left Earth orbit
- ERS 18 · NORAD 2767 · in orbit
- ERS 20 · NORAD 2768 · in orbit
- ERS 27 · NORAD 2769 · in orbit
Transtage 10 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Like its predecessor, the Vela, the Advanced Vela series of spacecraft were designed to monitor worldwide compliance with the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
5th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 2nd this year · 201st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
99 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Vela 4A & 4B launch?
Vela 4A & 4B launched on April 28, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Vela 4A & 4B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Vela 4A & 4B?
Titan IIIC, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIC spec sheet
Where did Vela 4A & 4B launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Vela 4A & 4B going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Vela 4A & 4B launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).