LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Fri Aug 29 2003
United States Air Force

DSCS III B-6

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(11:13 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(11:13 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(11:13 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Delta IV M

Description:

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.

Delta IV M rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Communications
  • Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) constellation provides long haul communications to users worldwide through contested environments.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 37B