Status
Success
USA-82 (DSCS IIIB-12)
Launch Time
Thu Jul 02, 1992 21:54 UTC
Thu Jul 02, 1992 21:54 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
USA-82
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
38th orbital launch attempt
Atlas II
4th mission
3rd mission of 1992
4th successful mission