RocketAtlas Agena D
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC13
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- October 17, 1963, 02:37
- Launch designation
- 1963-039
- Mission
- Vela 1A
- Flight name
- Vela 1A/1B
- Vehicle flight ID
- 197D/1801
- Year
- Launches in 1963
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.426 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vela I-A | 1963-039ANORAD 674 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | Missile early warning | 115 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · 1980 |
| ERS 12 | 1963-039BNORAD 675 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | Space science | 2 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Feb 5, 1966 |
| Vela I-B | 1963-039CNORAD 692 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | Missile early warning | 115 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · 1980 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.