DSCS III B-6
Delta IV M
United States Air Force
Mission
DSCS III B-6
Type: Communications
Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) constellation provides long haul communications to users worldwide through contested environments.
Trajectory
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Location
Space Launch Complex 37B
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
880 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Rocket
Delta IV M – United Launch Alliance
- Family: Delta
- Length: 63 m
- Diameter: 5 m
- Launch Mass: 250 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 8600 kg
The Delta IV M was manufactured by United Launch Alliance with the first launch on 2003-03-11. Delta IV M has 3 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 3 launches. Delta IV is a group of five expendable launch systems in the Delta rocket family introduced in the early 2000s. Originally designed by Boeing’s Defense, Space & Security division for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, the Delta IV became a United Launch Alliance (ULA) product in 2006. The Delta IV was and is primarily a launch vehicle for United States Air Force military payloads, but has also been used to launch a number of U.S. government non-military payloads and a single commercial satellite.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Country: USA
