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Vela IV-B

retired

Missile Warning TrackingHEOCOSPAR 1967-040BLaunched 4/28/1967

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Vela 4A/4B
Launch Vehicle: Titan IIIC
Launch Date: 4/28/1967
Last Contact: 7/22/1972

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: HEO
Altitude: 111,029.5 km
Inclination: 32.56 deg
Dry Mass: 221 kg
Total Mass: 348 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: 1967-040B
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.170