United States Air Force

Vela 6A & 6B

Titan IIIC

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, April 8, 1970 · 10:50 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 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.562° N, 80.577° W

4

Pad Launches

245

Location Launches

518

Agency Launches

29

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