Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
00:46:00
Saturday October 25, 1997
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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.
Geostationary Earth Orbit
1 Payload
1,235 kilograms
Falcon Gold was an US Air Force Academy experiment to demonstrate use of GPS navigation in orbits above the GPS constellation.
1 Payload
32nd
Mission
6th
Mission of 1997
67th
Orbital launch attempt