United States Air ForceAtlas IILaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSCS-3 B10
Launched
November 28, 1993
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
DSCS-3 B10 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas II from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 28, 1993. It was United States Air Force's 932nd launch, 12th this year and humanity's 3,863rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Atlas II flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas II · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Atlas II flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 932nd launch12th this yearhumanity's 3,863rd orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- DSCS III B-10 · NORAD 22915 · in orbit
Centaur AC-106 · re-entered December 5, 1999
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
35th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 2nd this year · 476th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSCS-3 B10 launch?
DSCS-3 B10 launched on November 28, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSCS-3 B10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSCS-3 B10?
Atlas II, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas II spec sheet
Where did DSCS-3 B10 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was DSCS-3 B10 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did DSCS-3 B10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).