United States Air ForceAtlas IILaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSCS-3 B9
Launched
July 19, 1993
Image: USAF
Summary
DSCS-3 B9 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas II from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 19, 1993. It was United States Air Force's 926th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,832nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Atlas II 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 II · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Atlas II flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 926th launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,832nd orbital launch attempt47th 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-9 · NORAD 22719 · in orbit
Centaur AC-104 · re-entered January 3, 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
34th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 1st this year · 472nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
382 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSCS-3 B9 launch?
DSCS-3 B9 launched on July 19, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSCS-3 B9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSCS-3 B9?
Atlas II, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas II spec sheet
Where did DSCS-3 B9 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was DSCS-3 B9 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did DSCS-3 B9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).