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Vela 2A/2B
completed
Launch 1964-040
Launched 7/17/1964
HEO
Service G
Sat HEO O
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
3 payloads
ERS 13
retired
Science Exploration
HEO
Vela II-A
retired
Missile Warning Tracking
HEO
Vela II-B
retired
Missile Warning Tracking
HEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
7/17/1964
Launch ID
1964-040
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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