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Vela 5A/5B
completed
Launch 1969-046
Launched 5/23/1969
HEO
Service G
Sat HEO SO
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
5 payloads
ERS 26
retired
Science Exploration
HEO
ERS 29
retired
Science Exploration
HEO
OV5-9
retired
Technology Demonstration
HEO
Vela V-A
retired
Missile Warning Tracking
HEO
Vela V-B
retired
Missile Warning Tracking
HEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
5/23/1969
Launch ID
1969-046
Launch Profile
Sat HEO SO
Service Type
G
Orbit
HEO
Launch Stack
Operator
U.S. Air Force
Launch Vehicle
Titan IIIC
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)
US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
5
Payload Status
retired 5
Payload Mission Types
Science Exploration 2 / Missile Warning Tracking 2 / Technology Demonstration 1
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