Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · Direct-GEO
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…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATO 4B 1993-076A | Payload | 36279 × 36292 km · 13.0° | Globe |
| DELTA 2 R/B(1) 1993-076B | Rocket body | re-entered 2002-11-18 | |
| DELTA 2 R/B(2) 1993-076C | Rocket body | 814 × 35758 km · 22.9° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1993-076. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).