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Vela 3A/3B

Rocket launch

by USA

Launch time20 Jul 196508:27 UTC

success

Orbit: HEO

Serial number: 225D

One vernier engine failed to start, slightly low orbit did not preclude successful completion of the mission.

Rocket AtlasAgena D LV-3

launched from Cape Canaveral, LC-13USA

Payloads

NamePurposeMassComment
Vela 3A/3BNuclear strike detection--