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United States Air Force
Atlas Agena D | Vela 1A & 1B
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
The Vela (meaning "watchman" in Spanish) series of spacecraft were designed to monitor worldwide compliance with the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty.
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Planned timings relative to the target. These steps do not indicate live progress.
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