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DSCS III B6 Liftoff
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. August 29, 2003 -- A Boeing Delta IV Medium rocket successfully delivered to space the DSCS III B6 communications satellite for the U.S. Air Force. This satellite will provide defense officials and battlefield commanders secure voice and high date rate communications, along with transmitting space operations and early warning data to various systems and users. This launch marks the final spacecraft for the Air Force's Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS).
Photo Credit: Boeing Photo - Carleton Bailie
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