Vela 5A & 5B Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
23 May 1969, 7:57am
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Vela 5A & 5B
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Like its predecessor, the Vela, the Advanced Vela series of spacecraft were designed to monitor worldwide compliance with the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:54pm UTC
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