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Mission Elapsed Time
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Mission Details
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.
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Launch Complex 36A
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
Weather at Launch
- Temp
- 25.6°C
- Wind
- 20 km/h @ 161°
- Sky
- Overcast
- Source
- open-meteo-archive