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1995 · Lockheed Martin

DSCS-3 B7

successAtlas IIA | DSCS-3 B7

DSCS-3 (Defense Satellite Communications System 3) are geostationary communications satellites, which provide a robust anti-jam, nuclear hardened capability that supports Department of Defense (DoD) worldwide requirements, White House and Diplomatic communications. They are the follow-on generation of the DSCS-2 satellites.

Overview

Date / time
July 31, 1995 at 11:30 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 36A
Mission
DSCS-3 B7
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas IIA →
Launch provider
Lockheed Martin →

Payloads deployed · 1

USA 113
GEO