RocketTitan IIIC
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySAMSOUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- May 23, 1969, 07:57
- Launch designation
- 1969-046
- Mission
- ERS 29
- Flight name
- Vela 5A/5B
- Vehicle flight ID
- 3C-15
- Year
- Launches in 1969
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.740 t
- Payloads
- 5
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERS 29 | 1969-046ANORAD 3950 | USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization | Space science | 9 kg | In orbit, no recent tracking |
| ERS 26 | 1969-046BNORAD 3951 | USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization | Space science | 9 kg | In orbit, no recent tracking |
| OV5-9 | 1969-046CNORAD 3952 | USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization | Technology | 9 kg | In orbit, no recent tracking |
| Vela V-A | 1969-046DNORAD 3954 | USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization | Missile early warning | 250 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Jul 1, 1984 |
| Vela V-B | 1969-046ENORAD 3955 | USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization | Missile early warning | 250 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Sep 30, 1983 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.