Norad ID: 60002
| Spacetrack Directory Name | VELA 11/12 INTERSTAGE |
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| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Perigee | 8113 km |
| Apogee | 121125 km |
VELA 11/12 INTERSTAGE, 60002 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in HEO that was launched on Wed, 08 Apr 1970 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
satellite VELA 11/12 INTERSTAGE Date of exalting 08.04.1970y.