Lockheed MartinAtlas IIALaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSCS-3 B13
Launched
October 25, 1997
Image: Department of Defense
Summary
DSCS-3 B13 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 25, 1997. It was Lockheed Martin's 30th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,185th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Atlas IIA 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 IIA · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 12th Atlas IIA flight · 2nd this yearLockheed Martin's 30th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,185th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- DSCS III B-13 · NORAD 25019 · in orbit
Centaur AC-131 · re-entered September 27, 1998
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
49th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 3rd this year · 536th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
50 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSCS-3 B13 launch?
DSCS-3 B13 launched on October 25, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSCS-3 B13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSCS-3 B13?
Atlas IIA, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIA spec sheet
Where did DSCS-3 B13 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was DSCS-3 B13 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did DSCS-3 B13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).