DSCS-3 B9 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
19 Jul 1993, 10:04pm
UTC
Pad
Launch Complex 36A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
DSCS-3 B9
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Geostationary Orbit
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.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:58pm UTC
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