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Mercury 15
Titan 401A Centaur · Government/Top Secret
1996Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral
Mission
The Mercury (MC) series, although known to the public as 'Advanced Vortex', are the latest generation of USAF ELINT/SIGINT satellites. They were focussed on communications intelligence (COMINT), focused at strategic level communications, but had the capability added to intercept also missile telemetry. These satellites were launched under the designation Program 7500 and were part of NRO's Program A.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- USAF
- Rocket
- Titan 401A Centaur
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 41
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2