LaunchesNROL-6
USAFSUCCESS
NROL-6
Titan IVB · Government/Top Secret
1998Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral
Mission
The Orion 3 and 4 (RIO 3, 4) satellites, which are generally known as 'Advanced Orion' or 'Mentor', are geostationary signals intelligence satellites, which replaced the Magnum / Orion series. Their purpose is to intercept missile telemetry from Russia and China and the COMINT capability of the Mercury satellites was merged into this series. These satellites are launched under the designation Program 7600.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- USAF
- Rocket
- Titan IVB
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 40
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2