LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Thu Oct 17 1963
United States Air Force
Vela 1A & 1B
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
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Rocket Details
Name:
Atlas LV-3 Agena DDescription:
The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- The Vela (meaning "watchman" in Spanish) series of spacecraft were designed to monitor worldwide compliance with the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 13