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Representatives from the Space and Missile Systems Center and Northrop Grumman gathered on for the unveiling of a full-scale Vela satellite model presented by Northrop Grumman for permanent display 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)
| Date Taken: | 05.04.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 05.11.2021 13:22 |
| Photo ID: | 6639915 |
| VIRIN: | 210504-X-DC888-0082 |
| Resolution: | 4875x2540 |
| Size: | 3.47 MB |
| Location: | EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 36 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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