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Vela I-B

retired

Missile Warning TrackingHEOCOSPAR 1963-039CLaunched 10/17/1963

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Vela 1A/1B
Launch Vehicle: Atlas Agena D
Launch Date: 10/17/1963
Last Contact: 8/22/1968

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: HEO
Altitude: 109,226.5 km
Inclination: 37.82 deg
Dry Mass: 115 kg
Total Mass: 207 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Missile Warning Tracking
Payload Category: EW
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Space Systems Command
Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1963-039C
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.054