| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Mercury 2 (Advanced Vortex 2, USA 118) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/USAF |
| Users | Military |
| Purpose | Surveillance |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -23.51 |
| Perigee (km) | 33674 |
| Apogee (km) | 37900 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0501221623929596 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 7.33 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.12 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 8000 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 4000 |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 24-04-1996 |
| Expected Lifetime | |
| Contractor | Boeing Satellite Systems |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
| Launch Vehicle | Titan IVA |
| COSPAR Number | 1996-026A |
| NORAD Number | 23855 |
| Comments | In the $1 billion range; ELINT; signals intelligence. |