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    SMC Receives Northrop Grumman Vela Satellite Model [Image 1 of 3]

    SMC Receives Northrop Grumman Vela Satellite Model

    EL SEGUNDO, CA, UNITED STATES

    05.04.2021

    Photo by Van Ha 

    Space Systems Command

    Two Guardians reveal a full-scale Vela satellite model, presented by representatives from Northrop Grumman to the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, May 4, 2021. Originated in 1960, Vela was the first space-based system used for nuclear surveillance. Today, the mission of monitoring nuclear detonations continues with payloads hosted on GPS satellites. (U.S. Space Force photo by Van Ha)

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    Date Taken: 05.04.2021
    Date Posted: 05.11.2021 13:22
    Photo ID: 6639910
    VIRIN: 210504-X-DC888-0038
    Resolution: 5317x3889
    Size: 3.22 MB
    Location: EL SEGUNDO, CA, US

    Web Views: 45
    Downloads: 8

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