MISSION NAME
Vela 3A & 3B
Status
Success
DATE
20 JUL 1965
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 13
Description
The Vela (meaning "watchman" in Spanish) series of spacecraft were designed to monitor worldwide compliance with the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty.
Atlas LV-3 Agena D
Rocket Description
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.