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OPS 3662 (VELA 3)

activePayloadHEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
July 17, 1964 at 08:22 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas LV-3 Agena D →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Vela 2A & 2B
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
HEO
Apoapsis
159,424 km
Periapsis
47,143 km
Inclination
52.88°
Orbital period
6023.39 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1964-040A
NORAD catalog №
836
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.9885 m²
Status
active