United States Air ForceTitan 401A CentaurSpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Trumpet 1
Launched
May 3, 1994
Summary
Trumpet 1 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 401A Centaur from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 3, 1994. It was United States Air Force's 939th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,895th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Titan 401A Centaur flight. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan 401A Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 2nd Titan 401A Centaur flightUnited States Air Force's 939th launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,895th orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- USA 103 · NORAD 23097 · in orbit
Centaur TC-10 · re-entered May 18, 2000
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
21st launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 1st this year · 483rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Trumpet 1 launch?
Trumpet 1 launched on May 3, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Trumpet 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Trumpet 1?
Titan 401A Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 401A Centaur spec sheet
Where did Trumpet 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Trumpet 1 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Trumpet 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).