NEXT SPACEFLIGHT
NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Trumpet-7 (USA-278) (NROL-42)

Launch Time
Sun Sep 24, 2017 05:49 UTC

Rocket

Atlas V 541
Image Credit: ULA
ULA
Status: Retired
Price: $145.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 10,478 kN
Payload to LEO: 17,410 kg
Payload to GTO: 8,290 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 62.2 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.4 m
Fairing Height: 26.5 m
Details

Mission Details

Trumpet-7 (USA-278) (NROL-42)

These spacecraft are probably the next generation of the Trumpet and 'Trumpet-F/O' SIGINT satellites operating in a Molniya orbit. As no name is known, these are referred here as "Trumpet Follow On 2". Possibly these satellites might be named Raven.

Location

SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Wiki

Stats

2017

60th orbital launch attempt

United Launch Alliance

121st mission
6th mission of 2017
120th successful mission
116th consecutive successful mission

Atlas V

73rd mission
5th mission of 2017
72nd successful mission
63rd consecutive successful mission