RocketAtlas Agena D
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC13
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- July 17, 1964, 08:22
- Launch designation
- 1964-040
- Mission
- Vela 2A
- Flight name
- Vela 2A/2B
- Vehicle flight ID
- 216D/1802?
- Year
- Launches in 1964
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.673 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vela II-A | 1964-040ANORAD 836 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | Missile early warning | 125 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · 1972 |
| Vela II-B | 1964-040BNORAD 837 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | Missile early warning | 125 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · 1969 |
| ERS 13 | 1964-040CNORAD 838 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | Space science | 2 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jul 1, 1966 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.