Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
03:33:00
Wednesday June 28, 2006
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The first Delta IV launch from Vandenberg.
These spacecraft are probably the replacement for the Trumpet SIGINT satellites operating in a Molniya orbit. As no name is known, these are referred here as "Trumpet Follow On". Possibly these satellites might be named Raven. These satellite most likely use a large, unfurlable dish antenna to collect the signals. Advances in both antenna and electronics technologies have allowed for a large reduction in size compared the Trumpet predecessors.
Molniya Orbit
1 Payload
Manufacturer
ULAPrice
$164.00 million
Rocket
Height: 62.5m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 10,440 kg
GTO: 6,390 kg
Liftoff Thrust
4,895 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 4m
Height: 11.75m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
2
5th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2006
28th
Orbital launch attempt