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DSCS III B-9

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1993-046ALaunched 7/19/1993

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: USA 93 (DSCS 3B-9)
Launch Vehicle: Atlas II
Launch Date: 7/19/1993
Last Contact: 1/1/2008

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,775 km
Inclination: 0 deg
Dry Mass: 900 kg
Total Mass: 1,232 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Space Systems Command
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

Constellation

Name: DSCS
Active Satellites: 4

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1993-046A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/271