2026-244Latest orbital launch: Falcon 9 · Starlink Group 15-16 · Oct 27, 2026 · VandenbergLaunch record →
sci-techmaventhe history of spaceflight, in data
  1. Home
  2. Launches
  3. 1993
  4. 1993-074
// orbital launch

DSCS III B-10

Atlas II launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on November 28, 1993, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 28, 1993 · 23:40 UTCLaunch 1993-074Launch no. 3,861 in the log
RocketAtlas II
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGDCLSUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 28, 1993, 23:40
Launch designation
1993-074
Mission
DSCS III B-10
Flight name
USA 97 (DSCS 3B-10)
Vehicle flight ID
AC-106 MLV-4/IABS-4

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,340 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
DSCS III B-101993-074ANORAD 22915US Air Force Space and Missile CenterCommunications1,232 kgIn orbit

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