Beskrivning : This Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard a Titan 3C rocket. It was one of a series of satellites that provided secure voice and data communications for the US military. It was spin stabilized with a despun antenna platform. Body mounted solar cells produced 535 watts. Three NiCd batteries provided 36 AHr total. The payload consisted of two 20 watt X-Band transponders with 500 MHz bandwidths, and steerable narrow beam antennas and drive mechanism for commincations privacy. Its capacity was 1300 voice channels or 100 Mbps of data.
Cap Canaveral post stamp and satellite Titan and DSC II.

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DSCS-2 15 & DSCS-3 01 (SATELLITES) · TITAN 3D