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1999 · United States Air Force

Milstar 3

failureTitan IVB | Milstar 3

Milstar (Military Strategic & Tactical Relay) is the tactical and strategic multiservice satellite system designed to provide survivable communications for U.S. forces worldwide.

Overview

Date / time
April 30, 1999 at 04:30 PM UTC
Outcome
failure
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Mission
Milstar 3
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Geosynchronous Orbit
Launch vehicle
Titan IVB/Centaur →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

USA 143 (MILSTAR-2 1)
MEO