Status
Success
DSCS IIIB-13 & Falcon Gold
Launch Time
Sat Oct 25, 1997 00:46 UTC
Sat Oct 25, 1997 00:46 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
DSCS IIIB-13
DSCS-3 (Defense Satellite Communications System 3) are geostationary communications satellites, which provide a robust anti-jam, nuclear hardened capability that supports Department of Defense (DoD) worldwide requirements, White House and Diplomatic communications. They are the follow-on generation of the DSCS-2 satellites.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,235.0 kg
Geostationary Earth Orbit
Falcon Gold
Falcon Gold was an US Air Force Academy experiment to demonstrate use of GPS navigation in orbits above the GPS constellation.
Payloads: 1
Location
SLC-36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1997
67th orbital launch attempt
Atlas II
32nd mission
6th mission of 1997
32nd successful mission