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Trumpet

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Status: Operational 1994. First Launch: 1994-05-03. Last Launch: 1997-11-08. Number: 3 . Gross mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb).

Trumpet signals intelligence satellites were equipped with a large deployable mesh antenna, and were designed to monitor Soviet communications and missile tests. They were placed into Molniya-type orbits. The structural limitation of the Centaur upper stage implies their mass was limited to 5200 kg, although the theoretical payload of the Titan IV launch vehicle into a Molniya-type orbit was more like 8,000 kg.