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Sat May 09 1998
United States Air Force

NROL-6 (Orion 4)

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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No Recovery Specified

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Rocket Details

Name:

Titan IVB/Centaur

Description:

Titan IVB/Centaur rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 40