Satellites of United States of America

13,573 satellites in orbit, 12,612 operating.

The count is the catalogue’s as of Nov 12, 2026, 4:17 PM; whether a satellite is operating is as Orbinauts writes it where it has written when the satellite’s mission ended, and otherwise as Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue believes it, licensed CC BY 4.0: GCAT

GCAT, Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue (CC BY 4.0), credits these satellites to United States of America under the code US.

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Satellite	Kind	Orbit class	Launched	Operating
INTELSAT 904	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Feb 23, 2002	Yes
ECHOSTAR 7	Communications satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Feb 21, 2002	Ended
USA 164	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Jan 16, 2002	Yes
TIMED	Earth-watching satellite	Low Earth orbit	Dec 7, 2001	Yes
DIRECTV 4S	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Nov 27, 2001	Ended
SAPPHIRE	Not known	Low Earth orbit	Sep 30, 2001	Ended
PCSAT	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Sep 30, 2001	Yes
PICOSAT 9	Not known	Low Earth orbit	Sep 30, 2001	Ended
INTELSAT 902	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Aug 30, 2001	Yes
USA 159	Not known	Inclined geosynchronous	Aug 6, 2001	Ended
GOES 12	Earth-watching satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Jul 23, 2001	Ended
INTELSAT 10 (PAS 10)	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	May 15, 2001	Ended
XM-1	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	May 8, 2001	Ended
XM-2	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Mar 18, 2001	Ended
USA 157	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Feb 27, 2001	Yes
ISS (DESTINY)	Not known	Low Earth orbit	Feb 7, 2001	Yes
NAVSTAR 50 (USA 156)	Navigation satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Jan 30, 2001	Ended
AMC-8 (GE-8)	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Dec 20, 2000	Ended
SIRIUS 3	Communications satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Nov 30, 2000	Ended
EO 1	Earth-watching satellite	Low Earth orbit	Nov 21, 2000	Ended
INTELSAT 1R (PAS 1R)	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Nov 16, 2000	Ended
NAVSTAR 49 (USA 154)	Navigation satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Nov 10, 2000	Ended
AMC-6 (GE-6)	Communications satellite	Geostationary	Oct 21, 2000	Yes
USA 153	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Oct 20, 2000	Yes
NSS 11 (AAP-1)	Communications satellite	Geostationary	Oct 1, 2000	Yes
NOAA 16	Earth-watching satellite	Low Earth orbit	Sep 21, 2000	Ended
AMC-7 (GE-7)	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Sep 14, 2000	Ended
SIRIUS 2	Communications satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Sep 5, 2000	Ended
INTELSAT 9 (PAS 9)	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Jul 28, 2000	Ended
ECHOSTAR 6	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Jul 14, 2000	Ended
SIRIUS 1	Communications satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Jun 30, 2000	Ended
TDRS 8	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Jun 30, 2000	Yes
TSX-5	Not known	Low Earth orbit	Jun 7, 2000	Ended
NAVSTAR 47 (USA 150)	Navigation satellite	Medium Earth orbit	May 11, 2000	Yes
USA 149	Not known	Inclined geosynchronous	May 8, 2000	Ended
GOES 11	Earth-watching satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	May 3, 2000	Ended
GALAXY 4R	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Apr 19, 2000	Ended
IMAGE	Not known	Highly elliptical orbit	Mar 25, 2000	Ended
ASIASTAR	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Mar 21, 2000	Yes
GLOBALSTAR M064	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Feb 8, 2000	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M060	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Feb 8, 2000	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M062	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Feb 8, 2000	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M063	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Feb 8, 2000	Ended
PICOSAT 6	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Jan 27, 2000	Ended
PICOSAT 5	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Jan 27, 2000	Ended
PICOSAT 4	Not known	Low Earth orbit	Jan 27, 2000	Ended
PICOSAT 3	Not known	Low Earth orbit	Jan 27, 2000	Ended
PICOSAT 1&2 (TETHERED)	Not known	Low Earth orbit	Jan 27, 2000	Ended
ASUSAT	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Jan 27, 2000	Ended
FALCONSAT	Not known	Low Earth orbit	Jan 27, 2000	Ended
OPAL	Not known	Low Earth orbit	Jan 27, 2000	Ended
JAWSAT	Not known	Low Earth orbit	Jan 27, 2000	Ended
GALAXY 10R	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Jan 25, 2000	Ended
USA 148	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Jan 21, 2000	Ended
GALAXY 11	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Dec 22, 1999	Ended
ACRIMSAT	Space telescope	Low Earth orbit	Dec 21, 1999	Ended
DMSP 5D-2 F15 (USA 147)	Earth-watching satellite	Low Earth orbit	Dec 12, 1999	Ended
ORBCOMM FM 34	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Dec 4, 1999	Ended
ORBCOMM FM 35	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Dec 4, 1999	Yes
ORBCOMM FM 36	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Dec 4, 1999	Yes
ORBCOMM FM 33	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Dec 4, 1999	Ended
ORBCOMM FM 32	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Dec 4, 1999	Yes
ORBCOMM FM 31	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Dec 4, 1999	Yes
ORBCOMM FM 30	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Dec 4, 1999	Ended
UFO 10 (USA 146)	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Nov 23, 1999	Yes
GLOBALSTAR M061	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Nov 22, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M029	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Nov 22, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M034	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Nov 22, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M039	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Nov 22, 1999	Ended
AMC-4 (GE-4)	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Nov 13, 1999	Ended
TELSTAR 12 (ORION 2)	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Oct 19, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M031	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Oct 18, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M056	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Oct 18, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M059	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Oct 18, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M057	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Oct 18, 1999	Ended
DIRECTV 1R	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Oct 10, 1999	Ended
NAVSTAR 46 (USA 145)	Navigation satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Oct 7, 1999	Ended
ABS 6 (LMI 1)	Communications satellite	Geostationary	Sep 26, 1999	Yes
GALAXY 27 (TELSTAR 7)	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Sep 25, 1999	Ended
IKONOS 2	Earth-watching satellite	Low Earth orbit	Sep 24, 1999	Ended
ECHOSTAR 5	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Sep 23, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M055	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Sep 22, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M033	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Sep 22, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M050	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Sep 22, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M058	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Sep 22, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M053	Communications satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Aug 17, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M054	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Aug 17, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M027	Communications satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Aug 17, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M024	Communications satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Aug 17, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M028	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Jul 25, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M043	Communications satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Jul 25, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M026	Communications satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Jul 25, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M048	Communications satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Jul 25, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M030	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Jul 10, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M051	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Jul 10, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M032	Communications satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Jul 10, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M035	Communications satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Jul 10, 1999	Ended
FUSE 1	Space telescope	Low Earth orbit	Jun 24, 1999	Ended
QUIKSCAT	Earth-watching satellite	Low Earth orbit	Jun 20, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M052	Communications satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Jun 10, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M047	Communications satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Jun 10, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M049	Communications satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Jun 10, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M025	Communications satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Jun 10, 1999	Ended
MUBLCOM	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	May 18, 1999	Ended
ORION 3	Communications satellite	Medium Earth orbit	May 5, 1999	Ended
USA 143	Communications satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Apr 30, 1999	Ended
LANDSAT 7	Earth-watching satellite	Low Earth orbit	Apr 15, 1999	Yes
GLOBALSTAR M042	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Apr 15, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M044	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Apr 15, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M019	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Apr 15, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M045	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Apr 15, 1999	Ended
USA 142	Not known	Highly elliptical orbit	Apr 9, 1999	Ended
SEA LAUNCH DEMO	Not known	Highly elliptical orbit	Mar 28, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M037	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Mar 15, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M046	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Mar 15, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M041	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Mar 15, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M022	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Mar 15, 1999	Ended
ARGOS	Not known	Low Earth orbit	Feb 23, 1999	Ended
GALAXY 26 (TELSTAR 6)	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Feb 15, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M038	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Feb 9, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M036	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Feb 9, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M040	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Feb 9, 1999	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M023	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Feb 9, 1999	Ended
INTELSAT 6B (PAS 6B)	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Dec 22, 1998	Ended
SWAS	Space telescope	Low Earth orbit	Dec 6, 1998	Ended
ISS (UNITY)	Not known	Low Earth orbit	Dec 4, 1998	Yes
INTELSAT 8 (PAS 8)	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Nov 4, 1998	Ended
AMC-5 (GE-5)	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Oct 28, 1998	Ended
AFRISTAR	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Oct 28, 1998	Ended
SEDSAT 1	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Oct 24, 1998	Ended
UFO 9 (USA 140)	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Oct 20, 1998	Ended
USA 141	Not known	Low Earth orbit	Oct 3, 1998	Ended
STEX	Not known	Low Earth orbit	Oct 3, 1998	Ended
ORBCOMM FM 28	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Sep 23, 1998	Ended
ORBCOMM FM 27	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Sep 23, 1998	Yes
ORBCOMM FM 26	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Sep 23, 1998	Ended
ORBCOMM FM 25	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Sep 23, 1998	Ended
ORBCOMM FM 24	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Sep 23, 1998	Ended
ORBCOMM FM 23	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Sep 23, 1998	Ended
ORBCOMM FM 22	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Sep 23, 1998	Ended
ORBCOMM FM 21	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Sep 23, 1998	Yes
INTELSAT 7 (PAS 7)	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Sep 16, 1998	Ended
ORBCOMM FM 13	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Aug 2, 1998	Yes
ORBCOMM FM 14	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Aug 2, 1998	Ended
ORBCOMM FM 15	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Aug 2, 1998	Yes
ORBCOMM FM 16	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Aug 2, 1998	Ended
ORBCOMM FM 20	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Aug 2, 1998	Yes
ORBCOMM FM 19	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Aug 2, 1998	Yes
ORBCOMM FM 18	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Aug 2, 1998	Yes
ORBCOMM FM 17	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Aug 2, 1998	Ended
IRIDIUM 73	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	May 17, 1998	Ended
NOAA 15	Earth-watching satellite	Low Earth orbit	May 13, 1998	Ended
ECHOSTAR 4	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	May 7, 1998	Ended
IRIDIUM 71	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	May 2, 1998	Ended
IRIDIUM 69	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	May 2, 1998	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M008	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Apr 24, 1998	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M015	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Apr 24, 1998	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M006	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Apr 24, 1998	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M014	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Apr 24, 1998	Ended
IRIDIUM 63	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Apr 7, 1998	Ended
IRIDIUM 57	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Mar 30, 1998	Ended
UFO 8 (USA 138)	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Mar 16, 1998	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M003	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Feb 14, 1998	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M002	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Feb 14, 1998	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M004	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Feb 14, 1998	Ended
GLOBALSTAR M001	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Feb 14, 1998	Ended
ORBCOMM FM 4	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Feb 10, 1998	Yes
ORBCOMM FM 3	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Feb 10, 1998	Ended
ORBCOMM FM 7	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Dec 23, 1997	Ended
ORBCOMM FM 6	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Dec 23, 1997	Yes
ORBCOMM FM 5	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Dec 23, 1997	Yes
ORBCOMM FM 9	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Dec 23, 1997	Yes
ORBCOMM FM 12	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Dec 23, 1997	Yes
ORBCOMM FM 11	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Dec 23, 1997	Yes
ORBCOMM FM 10	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Dec 23, 1997	Yes
ORBCOMM FM 8	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Dec 23, 1997	Yes
IRIDIUM 45	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Dec 20, 1997	Ended
GALAXY 8	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Dec 8, 1997	Ended
IRIDIUM 44	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Dec 8, 1997	Ended
IRIDIUM 42	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Dec 8, 1997	Ended
IRIDIUM 38	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Nov 9, 1997	Ended
IRIDIUM 39	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Nov 9, 1997	Ended
NAVSTAR 44 (USA 135)	Navigation satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Nov 6, 1997	Ended
USA 134	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Oct 25, 1997	Yes
ECHOSTAR 3	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Oct 5, 1997	Ended
IRIDIUM 36	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Sep 27, 1997	Ended
FAISAT 2V	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Sep 23, 1997	Ended
IRIDIUM 28	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Sep 14, 1997	Ended
IRIDIUM 33	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Sep 14, 1997	Ended
IRIDIUM 29	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Sep 14, 1997	Ended
AMC-3 (GE-3)	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Sep 4, 1997	Ended
FORTE	Not known	Low Earth orbit	Aug 29, 1997	Yes
INTELSAT 5 (PAS 5)	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Aug 28, 1997	Ended
IRIDIUM 24	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Aug 21, 1997	Ended
IRIDIUM 22	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Aug 21, 1997	Ended
IRIDIUM 26	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Aug 21, 1997	Ended
PAS 6	Communications satellite	Inclined geosynchronous	Aug 8, 1997	Ended
ORBVIEW 2 (SEASTAR)	Earth-watching satellite	Low Earth orbit	Aug 1, 1997	Ended
NAVSTAR 43 (USA 132)	Navigation satellite	Medium Earth orbit	Jul 23, 1997	Yes
IRIDIUM 920	Communications satellite	Low Earth orbit	Jul 9, 1997	Ended

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