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Vela 6A

SuccessfulHEO

Date1970-04-08

Launch vehicleTitan IIIC

OperatorUS Air Force

Launch siteCape Canaveral Space Force Station · Site guide →

CountryUnited States

OrbitHEO

COSPAR1970-027

Payloads2

Payloads deployed (2)

These payloads are not currently in the live catalogue (decayed, or tracking elements are stale).

Vela 6A · SAMSO
Vela 6B · SAMSO

Other catalogued objects (1)

Rocket bodies and debris from this launch still tracked on orbit.

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B

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