In orbitDebris

VELA 7/8 INTERSTAGE

NORAD: 60000
COSPAR: 1967-040G

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Spacecraft

Built by: TRW Inc.
Owner: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Mass at launch: 17 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 17 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 0.1 m
Diameter: 0.3 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.2 m
Shape: Cyl + 2 Ant

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S60000, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1967-04-28
Rocket: Titan IIIC
Flight: Vela 4A/4B
Mission name: Vela 4A
Launch site: CC, LC41
Launched by: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1967-040

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1967-040, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1967-04-28
Period: 2821.3 min
Inclination: 17.37°
Apogee: 111,839 km
Perigee: 7,685 km

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: OPS 6679 (VELA 8) (NORAD 2766)
Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload5 in total, 5 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit