As a cadre of 3rd Space Operations Squadron members looked on, 3 SOPS Commander, Lt. Col. Chris Todd, shut down the final remaining components of a Defense Satellite Communications System satellite here July 30.
With those final commands, the vehicle known as DSCS B12 was officially deactivated after serving for more than 22 years.
“As with many Department of Defense satellites, DSCS B12 served the joint warfighter well beyond its 10-year projected lifespan,” Todd said. “In its 8,064 days in service, this satellite supported multiple missions on multiple continents during multiple wartime and peacetime contingencies.”
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