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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
NATO 4B
Launched
December 8, 1993
Summary
NATO 4B launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 8, 1993. It was United States Air Force's 933rd launch, 13th this year and humanity's 3,865th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Delta II 7925 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). NATO IVB, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 733 × 35,916 km orbit inclined 23.2°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 21st Delta II 7925 flight · 7th this yearUnited States Air Force's 933rd launch13th this yearhumanity's 3,865th orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NATO IVB · NORAD 22921 · 1993-076 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NATO 4B
- Object ID
- 1993-076A
- Epoch
- 1993-12-08 08:05:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.23708007 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7123323
- Inclination
- 23.1918°
- Ascending node
- 268.1316°
- Arg. of perigee
- 167.0057°
- Mean anomaly
- 232.2687°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.95331
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- NATO IVB · NORAD 22921
Delta 224 · re-entered November 18, 2002
Delta 224 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
105th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 5th this year · 477th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
164 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NATO 4B launch?
NATO 4B launched on December 8, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NATO 4B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NATO 4B?
Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet
Where did NATO 4B launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did NATO 4B reach?
NATO IVB, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 733 × 35,916 km orbit inclined 23.2°.
How many satellites did NATO 4B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).