Vela 4B
OperatorUSAF
COSPAR ID1967-040B[1]
SATCAT no.2766[2]
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerTRW
Launch mass225 kilograms (496 lb)
Power120 W
Start of mission
Launch dateApril 28, 1967, 10:01 (1967-04-28UTC10:01Z) UTC
RocketTitan 3C-10
Launch siteCape Canaveral LC-41
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeHighly Elliptical
Perigee altitude107,337 kilometres (66,696 mi)
Apogee altitude114,612 kilometres (71,217 mi)
Inclination33.06°
Period6,671.8 minutes (111.197 h)
Epoch1 May 1967
 

Vela 4B (also known Vela 8 and OPS 6679[3]) was an American reconnaissance satellite to detect explosions and nuclear tests on land and in space. It was released together with Vela 4A, ERS 18, OV5 1 and OV5 3.[4]

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References

  1. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "Vela 4B". Retrieved 28 September 2019. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Ford, Dominic. "OPS 6679". In-The-Sky.org. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. Antonín Vítek. "1967-040B - Vela 8". Space 40. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. Krebs, Gunter. "Vela 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (advanced Vela)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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