1970 · United States Air Force
Vela 6A & 6B
successTitan IIIC | Vela 6A & 6B
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
- April 8, 1970 at 10:50 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Mission
- Vela 6A & 6B
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit