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Vela 4B

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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
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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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  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.