Status
Success
DSCS IIIB-14 (USA-78)
Launch Time
Tue Feb 11, 1992 00:41 UTC
Tue Feb 11, 1992 00:41 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
DSCS IIIB-14 (USA-78)
Another launch of a satellite to the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS).
The Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) provides the United States with military communications to support globally distributed military users. Beginning in 2007, DSCS is being replaced by the Wideband Global SATCOM system. A total of 14 DSCS-III satellites were launched between the early 1980s and 2003.
Payloads: 1
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1992
7th orbital launch attempt
Atlas II
2nd mission
1st mission of 1992
2nd successful mission