Status
Success
USA-93 (DSCS IIIB-9)
Launch Time
Mon Jul 19, 1993 22:04 UTC
Mon Jul 19, 1993 22:04 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
USA-93
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
1993
48th orbital launch attempt
Atlas II
5th mission
1st mission of 1993
5th successful mission