The 3rd Space Operations Squadron will celebrate the Defense Satellite Communications System B10 satellite’s 20th anniversary on orbit Nov. 28. The anniversary holds significant importance for the squadron and for the Air Force, in part because it was designed to operate for only 10 years.
Launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Nov. 28, 1993, DSCS B-10 was designed to provide wideband military communications to U.S. Strategic Command users. Following launch it was positioned over the Indian Ocean and served in the active DSCS constellation for more than 18 years before transitioning to a test asset in 2012.
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