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TRUMPET 3

Titan 401A/Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on November 8, 1997, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 8, 1997 · 02:05 UTCLaunch 1997-068Launch no. 4,188 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF 3SLSUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 8, 1997, 02:05
Launch designation
1997-068
Mission
TRUMPET 3
Flight name
USA 136 [JS10]
Vehicle flight ID
4A-17/TC-16 (45E-?)
Flight code
NROL-04 OSCAR

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
39,661 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.0 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
USA 1361997-068ANORAD 25034National Reconnaissance OfficeSignals intelligence3,000 kgIn orbit
MTBP1997-068AUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.