Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United States Air Force
Provider type
Government
Orbit
Elliptical
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Thu, 17 Oct 1963 02:37:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#274 ever
Mission
The Vela (meaning "watchman" in Spanish) series of spacecraft were designed to monitor worldwide compliance with the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty.