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Vela 3A/3B
completed
Launch 1965-058
Launched 7/20/1965
HEO
Service G
Sat HEO O
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
3 payloads
ERS 17
retired
Science Exploration
HEO
Vela III-A
retired
Missile Warning Tracking
HEO
Vela III-B
retired
Missile Warning Tracking
HEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
7/20/1965
Launch ID
1965-058
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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