United States Air Force
NATO 4A
Delta II 7925
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, January 8, 1991 · 00:53 UTC
Mission
/01NATO-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 field.
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Delta II 7925
Variant: 7925
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.446° N, 80.566° W
85
Pad Launches
443
Location Launches
893
Agency Launches
1
Orbital This Year