All Topics  
Trumpet (satellite)

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Trumpet (satellite)
 
 
  Topics Trumpet (satellite) Topic Home

TRUMPET, called Advanced Jumpseat by some observers, is reportedly a codename for a series of ELINT reconnaissance satellites launched by the United States during the 1990s to replace the Jumpseat
Jumpseat (satellite)

Jumpseat, also known as AFP-711 is reportedly a code name for a class of SIGINT reconnaissance satellites operated by the National Reconnaissance Office for the United States Air Force in the 1970s and 1980s....
 satellites. Speculated to weigh 5,200 kg, three of these satellites were launched into highly elliptical orbits by Titan 4 launch vehicles from Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral

Cape Canaveral, from the Spanish language Cabo Ca?averal, is a headlands and bays in Brevard County, Florida, United States, near the center of that state's Atlantic Ocean coast 45 minutes East of Orlando by car....
 between 1994 and 1997. Their precise mission and capabilities are classified
Classified information

Classified information is sensitive information to which access is restricted by law or regulation to particular classes of persons. A formal security clearance is required to handle classified documents or access classified data....
; observers have speculated that the satellites are manufactured by Boeing
Boeing

The Boeing Company is a major aerospace and defense corporation, originally founded by William Edward Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997....
.

le class="wikitable">
Name Launch date Alt.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Trumpet (satellite)'
Start a new discussion about 'Trumpet (satellite)'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


TRUMPET, called Advanced Jumpseat by some observers, is reportedly a codename for a series of ELINT reconnaissance satellites launched by the United States during the 1990s to replace the Jumpseat
Jumpseat (satellite)

Jumpseat, also known as AFP-711 is reportedly a code name for a class of SIGINT reconnaissance satellites operated by the National Reconnaissance Office for the United States Air Force in the 1970s and 1980s....
 satellites. Speculated to weigh 5,200 kg, three of these satellites were launched into highly elliptical orbits by Titan 4 launch vehicles from Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral

Cape Canaveral, from the Spanish language Cabo Ca?averal, is a headlands and bays in Brevard County, Florida, United States, near the center of that state's Atlantic Ocean coast 45 minutes East of Orlando by car....
 between 1994 and 1997. Their precise mission and capabilities are classified
Classified information

Classified information is sensitive information to which access is restricted by law or regulation to particular classes of persons. A formal security clearance is required to handle classified documents or access classified data....
; observers have speculated that the satellites are manufactured by Boeing
Boeing

The Boeing Company is a major aerospace and defense corporation, originally founded by William Edward Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997....
.

List of Launches

Name Launch date Alt. name COSPAR
COSPAR

The Committee on Space Research was established by the International Council for Science in 1958.Among COSPAR's objectives are the promotion of scientific research in outer space on an international level, with emphasis on the free exchange of results, information, and opinions, and providing a forum, open to all scientists, for the discus...
 ID
Trumpet 1 3 May 1994 USA-103
Trumpet 2 10 July 1995 USA-112
Trumpet 3 8 November 1997 USA-136


See also

  • Jonathan's Space Report
    Jonathan's Space Report

    Jonathan's Space Report is a newsletter about the space age. It is written by Jonathan McDowell, a Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics astrophysicist....


External links

  • at Encyclopedia Astronautica
    Encyclopedia Astronautica

    The Encyclopedia Astronautica is a reference web site on Space exploration. A comprehensive catalog of vehicles, technology, astronauts, and flights, it includes information from most countries that have had an active rocket research program, from Robert Goddard to the NASA Space shuttle to the Soviet Shuttle Buran....