Vela 1A & 1B
Atlas Agena D
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Vela 1A & 1B
Type: Government/Top Secret
The Vela (meaning “watchman” in Spanish) series of spacecraft were designed to monitor worldwide compliance with the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty.
Trajectory
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Location
Space Launch Complex 13
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
888 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Rocket
Atlas LV-3 Agena D – Convair
- Family: Atlas
- Length: 36 m
- Diameter: 3 m
- Launch Mass: 155 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 1000 kg
The Atlas LV-3 Agena D was manufactured by Convair with the first launch on 1963-07-12. Atlas LV-3 Agena D has 15 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 15 launches. The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Country: USA
