Atlas II | DSCS-3 B14
Launch Complex 36A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
DSCS-3 B14
American communications satellite used for high priority communications between defense officials and battlefield commanders.
Atlas II
Height 47.54 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 2810 kg
Liftoff Thrust 2479 kN
Diameter 3.04 Meters
Mass To LEO 6580 kg
Liftoff Mass 204 Tonnes
Launch Success 10
Consecutive Success 10
Maiden Flight 1991-12-07
Launch Failures 0
