Lockheed MartinAtlas IIALaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSCS-3 B11
Launched
October 20, 2000
Image: Department of Defense
Summary
DSCS-3 B11 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 20, 2000. It was Lockheed Martin's 53rd launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,434th orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Atlas IIA flight and the 4th 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 IIA · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 20th Atlas IIA flight · 4th this yearLockheed Martin's 53rd launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,434th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- DSCS III B-11 · NORAD 26575 · in orbit
Centaur AC-140 · re-entered May 15, 2004
IABS-8 · in orbit
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
60th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 4th this year · 584th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
111 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSCS-3 B11 launch?
DSCS-3 B11 launched on October 20, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSCS-3 B11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSCS-3 B11?
Atlas IIA, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIA spec sheet
Where did DSCS-3 B11 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was DSCS-3 B11 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did DSCS-3 B11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).