USA 112

USA

Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Also called Trumpet 2

Launch data:

Designation23609 / 95034A
Launch date10 Jul 1995 - 12:38 UT
Launch site CC, LC41
Launch vehicle  Titan 401A/Centaur-T
MissionMilitary: Electronic Surveillance (NRO SIGINT -2e generation)
Elliptical Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 1575 x 38780 km
Eccentricity 7,01E-01
Inclination 63.4 deg
Period 717.78 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Boeing Satellite Systems
Platform  
Operator National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Mass at launch  8000 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Equipment 
Solar array 
Stabilization  
Propulsion 
DC power  
Design lifetime  

End of live:

End of Operation:  01 Nov 2010
Cause:  

Signals intelligence; surveillance of cellular phones.
Ref: #7(JR593), #15, #226 - update: 10.01.11