Launch vehicle
Delta IV M+(4,2)
- Height
- 66.2 m
- Diameter
- 5 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 15
- First flight
- 2002-11-20
Historical mission record
This page records Delta IV M+(4,2) | NROL-22 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission
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 vehicle
- Delta IV M+(4,2)
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Destination orbit
- High Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 6
- Provider
- United States Air Force
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Recorded timing
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Launch site & orbit
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Launch site
DestinationHigh Earth Orbit
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