Success
DSCS III A-3
Communications
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Delta IV M
GTOorbit
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.
Tuesday, March 11, 2003 at 12:59 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,584
USAF Mission
#1,048
Pad Launch
#9
Location Launch
#606
Designator
2003-008
Launch Window
NET
Mar 11, 2003, 12:59 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Delta IV M Specs
Delta IV is a group of five expendable launch systems in the Delta rocket family introduced in the early 2000s. Originally designed by Boeing's Defense, Space & Security division for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, the Delta IV became a United Launch Alliance (ULA) product in 2006. The Delta IV was and is primarily a launch vehicle for United States Air Force military payloads, but has also been used to launch a number of U.S. government non-military payloads and a single commercial satellite.
Length
63 m
Diameter
5 m
Launch Mass
250 t
Thrust
2,890 kN
LEO Capacity
8,600 kg
GTO Capacity
3,900 kg
Launch Cost
$164M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2003
Fastest Turnaround
5mo 21d
Total Launches
3
Successful
3
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
3
Maiden flight: Mar 11, 2003
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Founded
1947
Administrator
Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Total Launches
1,078
Successful
972
Failed
106
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
68
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Mar 10, 2003, 7:59 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778