Norad ID: 692
| Spacetrack Directory Name | VELA 1 |
| Follow VELA 1 | VELA 1 Tracker |
| Pass predictions VELA 1 | Pass predictions VELA 1 |
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| Days in orbit | 22975 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Perigee | 46392 km |
| Apogee | 171943 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 33.77° |
| Laps per day | 0 |
| Height VELA 1 | 124013.97 km |
VELA 1, 692 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in HEO that was launched on Thu, 17 Oct 1963 UTC via an ATLAS AGENA D launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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 1 Date of exalting 17.10.1963y. Average height of ISS VELA 1 hundred 124013.97 km. Average velocity VELA 1 is 6275.68 km/h. Inclination VELA 1 satellite 33.65°.