MISSION NAME
DM-F3 3
Status
Success
DATE
23 AUG 2000
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Description
DM-F3 (Delta Mission Flight Three) is a simulated payload made up of steel and aluminum plates and cylinders that produce the same dynamic characteristics and mass properties of a Hughes HS-601 satellite.
Delta III 8930
Rocket Description
The Delta III rocket was an expendable launch vehicle made by Boeing. The first Delta III launch was on August 26, 1998.