Benefits of an ORBIT Account - Non-Retirees

ORBIT provides you with secure access to your personal North Carolina Retirement Systems' account information 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Register your account so you can take advantage of the tools and resources available.

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  • View your creditable service history and contributions.
  • Download personalized, fillable transaction forms.
  • View your Annual Benefits Statements.
  • View your beneficiary designations and add or edit your beneficiaries.
  • Add or update your contact phone numbers and personal e-mail address.
  • Access estimate calculators for service purchase, retirement benefit, or the NC 401(k)/NC 457 Plan Transfer Benefit.

Accessing ORBIT is easy and the link can be found on myNCRetirement.com in the top right navigation in the blue ribbon.  You can also access ORBIT by visiting https://orbit.myncretirement.com/.

  1. Login with your user name and password.
  2. You may be prompted to request and enter a security code.
  3. If so, you will receive an email or text message with a security code you must enter on the Security Code screen to verify your identity.
  4. Once you have entered the security code, you will be allowed to continue in ORBIT.

  1. Click on Register.
  2. Enter your Social Security number, date of birth and click Next.
  3. Enter your ZIP code and click Next.
  4. Enter a username and password and provide your personal email address. Select three security questions, provide the answers and click Next.
  5. You will receive an email with a security code you must enter on the Security Code screen to verify your identity.
  6. After you have entered the security code, you will be allowed to login with the username and password you selected in Step 4.
  7. For more information about ORBIT New User Registration, click here.

  1. After logging into ORBIT, click on Create Custom Benefit Estimate.
  2. Enter your termination and retirement dates. Please note: Service Status is a required field. Enter the additional information requested.
  3. You will need to enter a beneficiary name and date of birth, even if you are interested only in the maximum allowance. It is used for the benefit calculation.
  4. Click on Calculate.