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NATO 4A

successDelta II | NATO 4A

NATO-4 is the a communications satellite system serving the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and British Ministry of Defense. NATO 4A was the first of two new-generation comsats offering secure military and diplomatic voice and data communications to NATO member nations and troops in the field.

Overview

Date / time
January 8, 1991 at 12:53 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17B
Mission
NATO 4A
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Delta II 7925 →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

NATO 4A
GEO