United States Air ForceThor Delta MSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
NATO IIB
Launched
February 3, 1971
Image: NASA
Summary
NATO IIB launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta M from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 3, 1971. It was United States Air Force's 539th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 1,180th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Thor Delta M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta M · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 12th Thor Delta M flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 539th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 1,180th orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- NATO IIB · NORAD 4902 · in orbit
Delta 82 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First generation satellite providing communications bezween officials of NATO nations.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
50th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 254th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
167 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NATO IIB launch?
NATO IIB launched on February 3, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NATO IIB?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NATO IIB?
Thor Delta M, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta M spec sheet
Where did NATO IIB launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was NATO IIB going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NATO IIB launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).