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DFS 3

Delta 7925 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on October 12, 1992, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 12, 1992 · 09:47 UTCLaunch 1992-066Launch no. 3,752 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMDSSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 12, 1992, 09:47
Launch designation
1992-066
Mission
DFS 3
Vehicle flight ID
D215

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
37,530 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.6 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kopernikus 31992-066ANORAD 22175DBP TelecomCommunications1,419 kgRenamed · June 2002

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.