Vela 6A & 6B Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
8 Apr 1970, 10:50am
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Vela 6A & 6B
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, 7:55pm UTC
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