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Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force
Atlas II: DSCS-3 B14
American communications satellite used for high priority communications between defense officials and battlefield commanders.
Tuesday, 11 February 1992
Atlas II
Mission Data
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleAtlas II
Vehicle FamilyAtlas
Vehicle Record10 of 10 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitGeostationary Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Complex 36A
Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#7
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad71
Launches From This Site1,132
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Atlas II
Atlas II was a member of the Atlas family of launch vehicles, which evolved from the successful Atlas missile program of the 1950s. It was designed to launch payloads into low earth orbit, geosynchronous transfer orbit or geosynchronous orbit. Sixty-three launches of the Atlas II, IIA and IIAS models were carried out between 1991 and 2004; all sixty-three launches were successes, making the Atlas II the most reliable launch system in history.
Launch Site
Launch Complex 36A · 28.4706°N 80.5422°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.