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2003 · United States Air Force

DSCS III B-6

successDelta IV M | DSCS III B-6

Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) constellation provides long haul communications to users worldwide through contested environments.

Overview

Date / time: August 29, 2003 at 11:13 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 37B
Mission: DSCS III B-6
Mission type: Communications
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

Launch provider

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Payloads deployed · 1