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NATO 4B

Delta 7925 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on December 8, 1993, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 8, 1993 · 00:48 UTCLaunch 1993-076Launch no. 3,863 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMDSSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 8, 1993, 00:48
Launch designation
1993-076
Mission
NATO 4B
Flight name
USA 98 (NATO 4B)
Vehicle flight ID
D224

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,951 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.4 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
NATO IVB1993-076ANORAD 22921North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationCommunications1,430 kgRenamed · May 2011

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.