Titan 401A Centaur | Trumpet 2

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
• Rocket: Titan 401A Centaur — Titan family

Mission

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.

• Type: Government/Top Secret
• Orbit: Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)

Launch Site

• Pad: Space Launch Complex 41
• Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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