Status
Success
Trumpet 2 (USA-112)
Launch Time
Mon Jul 10, 1995 12:38 UTC
Mon Jul 10, 1995 12:38 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Trumpet 2 (USA-112)
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
1995
38th orbital launch attempt
Titan IV
13th mission
2nd mission of 1995
12th successful mission
6th consecutive successful mission