United States Air ForceDelta IV MSpace Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSCS III A-3
Launched
March 11, 2003
Image: U.S. Air Force/Carleton Bailie
Summary
DSCS III A-3 launched on an United States Air Force Delta IV M from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 11, 2003. It was United States Air Force's 1,048th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,584th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Delta IV M flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta IV M · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 1st Delta IV M flightUnited States Air Force's 1,048th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,584th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 4 debris; 7 still in orbit
- DSCS III A-3 · NORAD 27691 · in orbit
Delta 296 · in orbit
IABS-10 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The U.S. Air Force Space Command operates 10 Phase III DSCS satellites providing defense officials and battlefield commanders secure voice and high rate data communications. The DSCS III system also transmits space operations and early warning data to various systems and users.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
9th launch from Space Launch Complex 37B, 1st this year · 606th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
110 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSCS III A-3 launch?
DSCS III A-3 launched on March 11, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSCS III A-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSCS III A-3?
Delta IV M, flown by United States Air Force. Delta IV M spec sheet
Where did DSCS III A-3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was DSCS III A-3 going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did DSCS III A-3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).