1969 · United States Air Force
Vela 5A & 5B
successTitan IIIC | Vela 5A & 5B
Like its predecessor, the Vela, the Advanced Vela series of spacecraft were designed to monitor worldwide compliance with the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty.
Overview
- Date / time
- May 23, 1969 at 07:57 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 41
- Mission
- Vela 5A & 5B
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit