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Launch · COSPAR 1963-039 · 17 Oct 1963

VELA 2

Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida · US28.49°, -80.57°

Payloads

3

Catalogued objects

3

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

2

Decayed

1

33% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), FloridaCape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 3

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Payload Payload · 3

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
VELA 26741963-039AUnknownHEO33,707 / 184,057 km47.86°on orbit—
ERS 126751963-039BDecayedHEO953 / 102,374 km35.90°05 Feb 1966—
VELA 16921963-039CUnknownHEO48,413 / 170,386 km33.65°on orbit—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1963-039
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
17 Oct 1963
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida
Site code
AFETR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY6NXPM2ZYWSB96GJK6

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1963-039; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

VELA 2 — Launch 1963-039, 17 Oct 1963 | SatelliteIndex