Mercury 16
Titan 401A Centaur
United States Air Force
Mission
Mercury 16
Type: Government/Top Secret
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.
Location
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
865 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Rocket
Titan 401A Centaur – Lockheed Martin
Family: Titan
Length: 63.1 m
Diameter: 3.05 m
Launch Mass: 868 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 21680 kg
The Titan 401A Centaur was manufactured by Lockheed Martin with the first launch on 1994-02-07. Titan 401A Centaur has 8 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 9 launches. Titan IV was a family of heavy-lift space launch vehicles developed by Martin Marietta and operated by the United States Air Force from 1989 to 2005.
Agency
United States Air Force
Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Country: USA
