Lockheed MartinAtlas IIALaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSCS-3 B7
Launched
July 31, 1995
Image: Department of Defense
Summary
DSCS-3 B7 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 31, 1995. It was Lockheed Martin's 11th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,003rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th 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
- 5th Atlas IIA flight · 2nd this yearLockheed Martin's 11th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,003rd orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- DSCS III B-7 · NORAD 23628 · in orbit
Centaur AC-118 · 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
41st launch from Launch Complex 36A, 4th this year · 499th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
61 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSCS-3 B7 launch?
DSCS-3 B7 launched on July 31, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSCS-3 B7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSCS-3 B7?
Atlas IIA, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIA spec sheet
Where did DSCS-3 B7 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was DSCS-3 B7 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did DSCS-3 B7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).