NEXT SPACEFLIGHT
NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Trumpet-6 (USA-259) (NROL-35)

Launch Time
Sat Dec 13, 2014 03:19 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-6 (USA-259) (NROL-35)

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.

Molniya Orbit

Location

SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Wiki

Stats

2014

83rd orbital launch attempt

United Launch Alliance

91st mission
14th mission of 2014
90th successful mission
86th consecutive successful mission

Atlas V

51st mission
9th mission of 2014
50th successful mission
41st consecutive successful mission