2003 · United States Air Force
DSCS III A-3
successDelta IV M | DSCS III A-3
The U.S. Air Force Space Command operates 10 Phase III DSCS satellites providing defense officials and battlefield commanders secure voice and high rate data communications. The DSCS III system also transmits space operations and early warning data to various systems and users.
Overview
- Date / time
- March 11, 2003 at 12:59 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 37B
- Mission
- DSCS III A-3
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit