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Vela 1A/1B
completed
Launch 1963-039
Launched 10/17/1963
HEO
Service G
Sat HEO O
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
3 payloads
ERS 12
retired
Science Exploration
HEO
Vela I-A
retired
Missile Warning Tracking
HEO
Vela I-B
retired
Missile Warning Tracking
HEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
10/17/1963
Launch ID
1963-039
Launch Profile
Sat HEO O
Service Type
G
Orbit
HEO
Launch Stack
Operator
U.S. Space Systems Command
Launch Vehicle
Atlas Agena D
Launch Site
Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)
US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
3
Payload Status
retired 3
Payload Mission Types
Missile Warning Tracking 2 / Science Exploration 1
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