Thor Delta M | NATO IIB

Launch information

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Mission description

First generation satellite providing communications bezween officials of NATO nations.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor Delta M | NATO IIB’.

Launch image Thor Delta M | NATO IIB

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Feb. 3, 1971, 1:41 a.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

NATO IIB (Direct-GEO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Thor Delta M

Location

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Thor Delta M | NATO IIB’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
4902 NATO 2B GEO 1.72 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Thor Delta M | NATO IIB’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#1176

To this date

Location Launch

#254

To this date

Pad Launch

#50

To this date

Agency Launch

#539

To this date

Orbital Launch

#9

Year 1971

Location Launch

#2

Year 1971

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1971

Agency Launch

#3

Year 1971

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