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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…
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterTitan 401A Centaur
- Vehicle
- Titan 401A Centaur
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MissionGovernment/Top Secret · Elliptical
Government/Top Secret · Elliptical
What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
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