Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) constellation provides long haul communications to users worldwide through contested environments.
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 B-6 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 August 29, 2003. The flight carried its payload on a communications mission to Low Earth Orbit. The launch was a success.