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1993 · United States Air Force

NATO 4B

successDelta II | NATO 4B

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. The satellites offered spot beam and global coverage to reach a wide range of ground stations and ships at sea.

Overview

Date / time
December 8, 1993 at 12:48 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17A
Mission
NATO 4B
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Delta II 7925 →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

NATO 4B
GEO