United States Air ForceDelta IV MSpace Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSCS III B-6
Launched
August 29, 2003
Image: U.S. Air Force/Carleton Bailie
Summary
DSCS III B-6 launched on an United States Air Force Delta IV M from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 29, 2003. It was United States Air Force's 1,054th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 4,616th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Delta IV M flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 3 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 · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Delta IV M flightUnited States Air Force's 1,054th launch10th this yearhumanity's 4,616th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 3 still in orbit
- DSCS III B-6 · NORAD 27875 · in orbit
Delta 301 · in orbit
IABS-7 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) constellation provides long haul communications to users worldwide through contested environments.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
10th launch from Space Launch Complex 37B, 2nd this year · 615th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
171 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSCS III B-6 launch?
DSCS III B-6 launched on August 29, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSCS III B-6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSCS III B-6?
Delta IV M, flown by United States Air Force. Delta IV M spec sheet
Where did DSCS III B-6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was DSCS III B-6 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did DSCS III B-6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).