Observatory Glossary Definition (English)
Vela Satellite Defined
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"Launched by the U.S. in the 1960s to monitor the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. The satelliteÂ’s mission was to detect the gamma rays produced during nuclear blasts. Although not intended for astronomical studies, the Vela satellite provided useful celestial data, detecting an unexpected blast of cosmic gamma radiation in 1967. The satellite discovered several other gamma-rays bursts during the years of the Vela project, which ceased operation in 1979."
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