Status
Success
Trumpet 1 (USA-103)
Launch Time
Tue May 03, 1994 15:55 UTC
Tue May 03, 1994 15:55 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Trumpet 1 (USA-103)
Trumpet signal intelligence satellites were launched by Titan-4(01)A Centaur-T into highly elliptic Molniya-type orbits. In their elliptical orbits they would move very slowly over the northern hemisphere for most of their orbital period, allowing interception of microwave line-of-sight communications beams. Since they would move slowly through the beams during their orbit, a constellation of such satellites was required to monitor Soviet communications throughout the day.
Location
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1994
27th orbital launch attempt
Titan IV
9th mission
2nd mission of 1994
8th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission