Titan 401A Centaur: Trumpet 2
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.
Mission Data
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Titan 401A Centaur
Titan IV was a family of heavy-lift space launch vehicles developed by Martin Marietta and operated by the United States Air Force from 1989 to 2005.
Launch Site
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.