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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretDelta IV M+(4,2)
Launched 2006-06-28 03:33 UTCSpace Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached High Earth Orbit
Worldwide
29th
orbital launch attempt in 2006
United States Air Force
4th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 6
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
2468 d 9 h
since the pad's previous launch
These spacecraft are probably the replacement for the Trumpet SIGINT satellites operating in a Molniya orbit. As no name is known, these are referred here as "Trumpet Follow On". Possibly these satellites might be named Raven. These satellite most likely use a large, unfurlable dish antenna to collect the signals. Advances in both antenna and electronics technologies have allowed for a large reduction in size compared the Trumpet predecessors.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
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Height
66.2m
Diameter
5m
To low Earth orbit
11,920kg
Liftoff thrust
4,200kN
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