| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Milstar DFS-6 (USA 169) (Military Strategic and Tactical Relay) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | US Air Force |
| Users | Military |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -89.98 |
| Perigee (km) | 35768 |
| Apogee (km) | 35806 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000450696207035605 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.82 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.13 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 4536 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | 8000 |
| Date of Launch | 08-04-2003 |
| Expected Lifetime | 12 yrs. |
| Contractor | Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
| Launch Vehicle | Titan 4B |
| COSPAR Number | 2003-012A |
| NORAD Number | 27711 |
| Comments | Voice communication, data, imagery and video; survivable global military communication system. "World´s most secure, nuclear survivable, space-based communication system." |