Vela 2A
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| Inclination | 75. 15° |
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| Launch date | July 17, 1964 |
| Manufacturers | TRW Inc. |
| Rocket | Atlas-Agena |
| Launch sites | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
| Launch Complex 13 | |
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| ID | 1953208 |
About Vela 2A
Vela 2A, also known as Vela 3, Vela Hotel 3 and OPS 3662, 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.
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