Vela

Vela may refer to:

• Vela, a constellation (the Sails)
• Vela Pulsar, a pulsar in the constellation of Vela
• Project Vela, a system developed by the United States to monitor compliance with the Partial Test Ban Treaty
  • Vela (satellite), a series of satellites launched by the United States to monitor nuclear testing
    • Vela Incident, an international incident, in which a Vela satellite is thought to possibly have observed a nuclear test
• Nemmara Vallangi Vela, an annual festival of a village called Nemmara in South India
• Vela International Marine, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco
• Carlos Vela, a Mexican footballer, playing for Real Sociedad
• Blasco Núñez Vela, viceroy of Peru
• Vela, a commune in Dolj County, Romania
• Vela (genus), a genus of land crabs in the family Gecarcinucidae
• Vela, a playable character in the video game Jet Force Gemini
• Vela, a religious, cultural celebration from the city of Tehuantepec, Mexico