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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEASAT 2 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| SBS 4 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| USA 4 | Communications satellite | Highly elliptical orbit | Ended | |
| CCE 1 (AMPTE) | Not known | Highly elliptical orbit | Ended | |
| USA 3 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| NAVSTAR 9 (USA 1) | Navigation satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| CHINASAT 5 (SPACENET 1) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 7641 | Not known | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| LANDSAT 5 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| JD 3 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| JD 2 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| JD 1 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 8737 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 0441 | Not known | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 1294 (DMSP 5D-2 F7) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| GALAXY 2 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| SATCOM 2R | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| ARABSAT 1DR (TELSTAR 3A) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8) | Navigation satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| GALAXY 1 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| HILAT | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 3899 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| GB 3 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| GB 2 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| GB 1 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 6432 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| GOES 6 | Earth-watching satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| SATCOM 1R | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| TDRS 1 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| NOAA 8 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SSC | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SSB | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SSA | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SSD | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 0252 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| IRAS | Space telescope | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 9845 (DMSP 5D-2 F6) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SBS 3 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| DSCS 3-1 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| DSCS 2-15 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| SATCOM C5 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| WESTAR 5 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 6553 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 8701 | Not known | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| WESTAR 4 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| SATCOM 4 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| SATCOM 3R | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 4029 | Not known | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| SBS 2 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| FLTSATCOM 5 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| DYNAMICS EXPLORER 1 | Not known | Highly elliptical orbit | Ended | |
| NOAA 7 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| GOES 5 | Earth-watching satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| NOVA 1 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 7350 | Not known | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| ESIAFI 1 (COMSTAR 4) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 5805 | Communications satellite | Highly elliptical orbit | Ended | |
| SBS 1 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 6394 (FLTSATCOM 4) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| GOES 4 | Earth-watching satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 1292 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6) | Navigation satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5) | Navigation satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 6393 (FLTSATCOM 3) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| SATCOM 3 | Communications satellite | Highly elliptical orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 9444 (DSCS 2-14) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 9443 (DSCS 2-13) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 1948 | Not known | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| WESTAR 3 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| NOAA 6 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 7484 | Not known | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 5390 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 6392 (FLTSATCOM 2) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| SCATHA | Not known | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 9442 (DSCS 2-12) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 9441 (DSCS 2-11) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 5114 (NAVSTAR 4) | Navigation satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| NIMBUS 7 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| TIROS N | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3) | Navigation satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| COMSTAR 3 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| SEASAT 1 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| GOES 3 | Earth-watching satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2) | Navigation satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 6182 (DMSP 5D-1 F3) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 8790 | Not known | Geostationary | Ended | |
| OSCAR 8 | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| LANDSAT 3 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 5111 (NAVSTAR 1) | Navigation satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 6391 (FLTSATCOM 1) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| IUE | Space telescope | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| SS 3 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SS 2 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SS 1 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 8781 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| TRANSAT | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| NTS 2 | Navigation satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| GOES 2 | Earth-watching satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 5644 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 9751 | Not known | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 9438 (DSCS 2-8) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 9437 (DSCS 2-7) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 3151 | Not known | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| MARISAT 2 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 5721 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| NOAA 5 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| COMSTAR 2 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 2112 | Not known | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| MARISAT 3 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| P 76-5 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| COMSTAR 1 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| LAGEOS 1 | Earth-watching satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SSU 3 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SSU 2 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SSU 1 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 6431 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SATCOM 2 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| SOLRAD 11A | Space telescope | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| LES 9 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| LES 8 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| MARISAT 1 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 3165 | Not known | Geostationary | Ended | |
| SATCOM 1 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| GOES 1 (SMS-C) | Earth-watching satellite | Geostationary | Ended | |
| NIMBUS 6 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 6381 (SSU 1) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 6226 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| GEOS 3 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SMS 2 | Earth-watching satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| LANDSAT 2 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OSCAR 7 | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| NOAA 4 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| WESTAR 2 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 6983 (DMSP 5C F1) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 7518 (NTS 1) | Navigation satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| ATS 6 | Communications satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SMS 1 | Earth-watching satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| WESTAR 1 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| OPS 8579 (DMSP 5B F5) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 9434 (DSCS 2-4) | Communications satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 9433 (DSCS 2-3) | Communications satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 6630 (2) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| NOAA 3 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| NNSS 20 (TRANSIT 20) | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 7724 | Not known | Highly elliptical orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 8364 (DMSP 4) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 6157 | Not known | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 6063 | Not known | Geostationary | Ended | |
| OPS 9390 | Not known | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| NIMBUS 5 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 7323 (DMSP 5B F3) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OSCAR 6 | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| NOAA 2 (ITOS-D) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 8314 (2) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 8180 (STP RADSAT) | Space telescope | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| TRIAD 1 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OAO 3 (COPERNICUS) | Space telescope | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| LANDSAT 1 (ERTS 1) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 5058 (DMSP 5B F2) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 1570 | Not known | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 7898 (P/L 4) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 7898 (P/L 3) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 7898 (P/L 2) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 7898 (P/L 1) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 9432 (DSCS 2-2) | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Ended | |
| OPS 9431 (DSCS 2-1) | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Ended | |
| ASTEX 1 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 4311 (DMSP 5B F1) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| RIGIDSPHERE 2 (LCS 4) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 3811 | Not known | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 5268 (DMSP 5A F3) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| NOAA 1 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 5960 | Not known | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 0203 (DMSP 5A F2) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 7329 | Not known | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| NNSS 19 (TRANSIT 19) | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| TOPO 1 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| NIMBUS 4 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 0054 (DMSP 5A F1) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SERT 2 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| ITOS 1 (TIROS M) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 7613 (P/L 6) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 7613 (P/L 3) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| TIMATION 2 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 7613 (P/L 1) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 7613 (P/L 5) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 7613 (P/L 4) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| TEMPSAT 2 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SOICAL (CONE) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| ATS 5 | Communications satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 1127 (DMSP 4B F3) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SECOR 13 (EGRS 13) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| NIMBUS 3 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OV1-19 | Not known | Highly elliptical orbit | Ended | |
| ESSA 9 (TOS-G) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 0757 (TACSAT) | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Ended | |
| OPS 2644 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| ESSA 8 (TOS-F) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OPS 7684 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OAO 2 | Space telescope | Low Earth orbit | Ended |