Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
NATO-4 is the a communications satellite system serving the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and British Ministry of Defense. NATO 4A was the first of two new-generation comsats offering secure military and diplomatic voice and data communications to NATO member nations and troops in the…
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterDelta II 7925
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925
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MissionGovernment/Top Secret · Direct-GEO
Government/Top Secret · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit4 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATO 4A 1991-001A | Payload | 36322 × 36385 km · 13.0° | Globe |
| DELTA 2 R/B 1991-001B | Rocket body | 781 × 2712 km · 18.5° | Globe |
| NATO 4A R/B [PAM-D] 1991-001C | Rocket body | 782 × 35434 km · 25.9° | Globe |
| DELTA 2 DEB 1991-001D | Debris | re-entered 2013-04-04 |
COSPAR ID 1991-001 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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