Titan 401A Centaur
SuccessTrumpet 1 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Tuesday, May 3, 1994, 15:55 UTC
Launch window
Tuesday, May 3, 1994, 15:55 UTC – Tuesday, May 3, 1994, 15:55 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Trumpet 1
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
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.
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