The U.S. Air Force Space Command operates 10 Phase III DSCS satellites providing defense officials and battlefield commanders secure voice and high rate data communications. The DSCS III system also transmits space operations and early warning data to various systems and users.
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.
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Mission Profile
DSCS III A-3 was a Delta IV M mission operated by United States Air Force that lifted off from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 11, 2003. The flight carried its payload on a communications mission to Geostationary Transfer Orbit. The launch was a success.