Success
NROL-6 (Orion 4)
Government/Top Secret
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Titan IVB/Centaur
Direct-GEOorbit
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.
Saturday, May 9, 1998 at 1:38 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,237
USAF Mission
#993
Pad Launch
#46
Location Launch
#547
Designator
1998-029
Launch Window
NET
May 9, 1998, 1:38 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Titan IVB/Centaur Specs
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1997
Fastest Turnaround
5mo 3d
Total Launches
7
Successful
6
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
4
Maiden flight: Oct 15, 1997
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Founded
1947
Administrator
Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Total Launches
1,078
Successful
972
Failed
106
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
68
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
May 8, 1998, 9:38 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778