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1997 · Lockheed Martin

DSCS-3 B13

successAtlas IIA | DSCS-3 B13

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
October 25, 1997 at 12:46 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 36A
Mission
DSCS-3 B13
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas IIA →
Launch provider
Lockheed Martin →

Payloads deployed · 1

USA 134
GEO