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Vela 3A

SuccessfulHEO

Date1965-07-20

Launch vehicleAtlas Agena D

OperatorUS Space Force

Launch siteCape Canaveral Space Force Station · Site guide →

CountryUnited States

OrbitHEO

COSPAR1965-058

Payloads3

Payloads deployed (3)

1 of these are still tracked in the live catalogue.

OPS 6577 (VELA 5)
Vela 3B · USAF SSD
ERS 17 · USAF SSD

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