Naval Research Lab
24 satellites in orbit, 3 operating.
The count is the catalogue’s as of Nov 8, 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
Naval Research Lab is how GCAT, Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue (CC BY 4.0), names the organisation under the code NRL, of United States of America. This page gathers the satellites it flies and those of every organisation under it, each row naming the organisation that flies it. It is part of United States Navy. See every satellite of United States Navy.
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| Satellite | Kind | Orbit class | Launched | Operating | Flown by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pioneer | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| SPEAR-1A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | ||
| SPEAR-1C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | ||
| SPEAR-1B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | ||
| TACSAT 4 | Communications satellite | Highly elliptical orbit | Ended | ||
| SSD | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| SOLRAD 11A | Space telescope | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| TIMATION 2 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| OPS 7613 (P/L 1) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| TEMPSAT 2 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| SOICAL (CONE) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| SURCAL 159 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| TIMATION 1 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| OPS 5712 (P/L 160) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| EXPLORER 30 | Space telescope | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| PORCUPINE 2 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| CALSPHERE 4(A) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| NAVSPASUR ROD 1 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| TEMPSAT 1 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| DODECAPOLE 2 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| PORCUPINE 1 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| CALSPHERE 2 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| CALSPHERE 1 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| SOLRAD 1 (GREB) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended |
