Missile Warning/Space Surveillance - VELA Satellite
Peterson Air & Space Museum
21st Space Wing/MU
150 East Ent Avenue
Peterson Air Force Base CO 80914-1303

Photo 23 Aug 05 by Erv Smalley
This VELA satellite display was originally located in the Terminal Building and was recently moved to the City Hangar as part of the Missile Warning/Space Surveillance Exhibit. For a "Quick Look" on the history of this ~1963 era satellite, click here. For some 1979 mystery and intrigue involving VELA satellites, click here.
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