USAF Atlas LV-3 Agena D Vela 3A & 3B

Name: USAF Atlas LV-3 Agena D Vela 3A & 3B
Start: 1965-07-20T08:27:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 13

Atlas LV-3 Agena D

Status

Success

Date

20 JUL 1965

08:27

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 13

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

The Vela (meaning "watchman" in Spanish) series of spacecraft were designed to monitor worldwide compliance with the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty.

Rocket

Atlas LV-3 Agena D

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Elliptical Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978.

Height

36 m

Diameter

3 m

Launch Mass

155 T

Thrust

1,340 kN