 Vela satellite. | |
| Operator | USAF |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1964-040A[1] |
| SATCAT no. | 836 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | TRW |
| Launch mass | 150 kilograms (330 lb) |
| Power | 90 W |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | July 17, 1964, 08:22 UTC |
| Rocket | Atlas LV-3A Agena-D |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-13 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Highly Elliptical |
| Eccentricity | 0.5262 |
| Perigee altitude | 45,585 kilometres (28,325 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 161,011 kilometres (100,048 mi) |
| Inclination | 75.15° |
| Epoch | July 10, 2017 |
Vela 2A, also known as Vela 3, Vela Hotel 3 and OPS 3662,[3] was a U.S. military satellite developed to detect nuclear detonations to monitor compliance with the 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty by the Soviet Union. The secondary task of the ship was space research (X-rays, gamma rays, neutrons, magnetic field and charged particles).
- ^ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "Vela 2A". Retrieved June 28, 2018.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ N2YO.com. "OPS 3662 (VELA 3)". N2YO.com. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Antonín Vítek. "1964-040A - Vela 3". Space 40. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
