flown missionSuccess

Delta IV M | DSCS III A-3

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 37B — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAMar 11, 2003, 00:59 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: DSCS III A-3
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Mar 11, 2003, 00:59 UTC
Window opens: Mar 11, 2003, 00:59 UTC
Window closes: Mar 11, 2003, 00:59 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:43 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Delta IV M
Family: Delta
Variant: M
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 37B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.5317, -80.5649