United States Air Force

Vela 5A & 5B

Titan IIIC

SUCCESS
Success

Friday, May 23, 1969 · 07:57 UTC

Mission

/01

Like its predecessor, the Vela, the Advanced Vela series of spacecraft were designed to monitor worldwide compliance with the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty.

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Titan IIIC

Variant: IIIC

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.583° N, 80.583° W

10

Pad Launches

236

Location Launches

492

Agency Launches

53

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