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Launch · COSPAR 1964-040 · 17 Jul 1964

OPS 3662 (VELA 3)

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
OPS 3662 (VELA 3)8361964-040AUnknownHEO45,227 / 161,257 km53.10°on orbit—
OPS 3674 (VELA 4)8371964-040BUnknownHEO32,089 / 173,878 km48.46°on orbit—
ERS 138381964-040CDecayedHEO319 / 103,994 km38.30°01 Jan 1966—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1964-040
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
17 Jul 1964
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida
Site code
AFETR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY6NXPM2ZYWSB96GJMX

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1964-040; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

OPS 3662 (VELA 3) — Launch 1964-040, 17 Jul 1964 | SatelliteIndex