January 29, 1998 at 6:37 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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January 29, 1998 at 6:37 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 36A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4706, -80.5422
Satellite Data System (SDS) spacecraft are communication relay satellites for transmitting real-time data from US reconnaissance satellites (e.g. KH-11, Onyx, Topaz) in polar areas. They are also used for communications to USAF aircraft on polar routes and connect the various ground stations of the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN). The spacecraft relay the downlinked data to a ground station at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Atlas · IIA
Height
47.54 m
Diameter
3.04 m
LEO capacity
6,580 kg
Successful launches
23
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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