Lockheed MartinAtlas IIALaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSCS-3 B8
Launched
January 21, 2000
Image: Department of Defense
Summary
DSCS-3 B8 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 21, 2000. It was Lockheed Martin's 47th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,368th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Atlas IIA flight and the 1st 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
- 17th Atlas IIA flight · 1st this yearLockheed Martin's 47th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,368th orbital launch attempt1st 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-8 · NORAD 26052 · in orbit
Centaur AC-138 · 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
57th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 1st this year · 573rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
119 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSCS-3 B8 launch?
DSCS-3 B8 launched on January 21, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSCS-3 B8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSCS-3 B8?
Atlas IIA, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIA spec sheet
Where did DSCS-3 B8 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was DSCS-3 B8 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did DSCS-3 B8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).