LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Sat May 09 1998

United States Air Force

NROL-6 (Orion 4)

Launch Successful

Launch Time

(1:38 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(1:38 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(1:38 AM UTC)

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Titan IVB/Centaur

Type: Government/Top Secret
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.

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 40