United States Air ForceTitan 401A CentaurSpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mercury 14
Launched
August 27, 1994
Summary
Mercury 14 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 401A Centaur from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 27, 1994. It was United States Air Force's 942nd launch, 8th this year and humanity's 3,925th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Titan 401A Centaur flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan 401A Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Titan 401A Centaur flightUnited States Air Force's 942nd launch8th this yearhumanity's 3,925th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- USA 105 · NORAD 23223 · in orbit
Centaur TC-11 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Mercury (MC) series, although known to the public as 'Advanced Vortex', are the latest generation of USAF ELINT/SIGINT satellites. They were focussed on communications intelligence (COMINT), focused at strategic level communications, but had the capability added to intercept also missile telemetry. These satellites were launched under the designation Program 7500 and were part of NRO's Program A.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
22nd launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 2nd this year · 486th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
115 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Mercury 14 launch?
Mercury 14 launched on August 27, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mercury 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Mercury 14?
Titan 401A Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 401A Centaur spec sheet
Where did Mercury 14 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Mercury 14 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Mercury 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).