NROL-6

Mission

NROL-6 (Orion 4)

Type: Government/Top Secret

The Orion 3 and 4 (RIO 3, 4) satellites, which are generally known as ‘Advanced Orion’ or ‘Mentor’, are geostationary signals intelligence satellites, which replaced the Magnum / Orion series. Their purpose is to intercept missile telemetry from Russia and China and the COMINT capability of the Mercury satellites was merged into this series. These satellites are launched under the designation Program 7600.

Location

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

847 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.