United States Air Force

307 satellites in orbit, 77 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

United States Air Force is how GCAT, Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue (CC BY 4.0), names the organisation under the code USAF, 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.

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SatelliteKindOrbit classLaunchedOperatingFlown by
NAVSTAR 48 (USA 151)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 51 (USA 166)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 54 (USA 177)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 56 (USA 180)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 57 (USA 183)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 58 (USA 190)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 59 (USA 192)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 60 (USA 196)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 61 (USA 199)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 62 (USA 201)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 64 (USA 206)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 65 (USA 213)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 67 (USA 239)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 68 (USA 242)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 69 (USA 248)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 70 (USA 251)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 71 (USA 256)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 72 (USA 258)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 73 (USA 260)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 74 (USA 262)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 75 (USA 265)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 76 (USA 266)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 77 (USA 289)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 78 (USA 293)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
STPSAT-7Not knownLow Earth orbitYesUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program
DISKSAT ANot knownLow Earth orbitYesUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program
DISKSAT DNot knownLow Earth orbitYesUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program
DISKSAT BNot knownLow Earth orbitYesUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program
DISKSAT CNot knownLow Earth orbitYesUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program
FALCONSAT-10Not knownLow Earth orbitYesUnited States Air Force Academy
LDPE-3ANot knownMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)
LDPE-2Not knownInclined geosynchronousYesUS Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)
ASCENTNot knownMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)
LDPE-1Not knownInclined geosynchronousYesUS Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)
STPSAT-6Not knownGeostationaryYesUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program
MONOLITHNot knownLow Earth orbitYesUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program
AEHF 6 (USA 298)Communications satelliteGeostationaryYesUS Air Force Military Satellite Communications Wing, AFSMC, LAAFB
AEHF 5 (USA 292)Communications satelliteGeostationaryYesUS Air Force Military Satellite Communications Wing, AFSMC, LAAFB
DSXNot knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)
WGS 10 (USA 291)Communications satelliteGeostationaryYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
S5Earth-watching satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)
FALCONSAT-6Not knownLow Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
STPSAT-5Not knownLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program
AEHF 4 (USA 288)Communications satelliteGeostationaryYesUS Air Force Military Satellite Communications Wing, AFSMC, LAAFB
USA 286Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)
USA 285Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)
USA 283Communications satelliteGeostationaryYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
SBIRS GEO 3 (USA 282)Not knownGeostationaryYesUS Air Force Space Command
ORS 5 SENSORSATNot knownLow Earth orbitYesOperationally Responsive Space Office, Dept. of Defense
WGS 9 (USA 275)Communications satelliteGeostationaryYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
SBIRS GEO 4 (USA 273)Not knownGeostationaryYesUS Air Force Space Command
WGS 8 (USA 272)Communications satelliteGeostationaryYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
OPTICUBE 04Not knownLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)
CELTEE 1Not knownLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)
USA 271Not knownMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space Command
USA 270Not knownGeostationaryYesUS Air Force Space Command
WGS 7 (USA 263)Communications satelliteGeostationaryYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
USA 255Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)
USA 254Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Command
USA 253Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Command
DMSP 5D-3 F19 (USA 249)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
ALICENot knownLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB
AEHF 3 (USA 246)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousYesUS Air Force Military Satellite Communications Wing, AFSMC, LAAFB
WGS 6 (USA 244)Communications satelliteGeostationaryYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
WGS 5 (USA 243)Communications satelliteGeostationaryYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
SBIRS GEO 2 (USA 241)Not knownGeostationaryYesUS Air Force Space Command
AEHF 2 (USA 235)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousYesUS Air Force Military Satellite Communications Wing, AFSMC, LAAFB
WGS F4 (USA 233)Communications satelliteGeostationaryYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 66 (USA 232)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
SBIRS GEO 1 (USA 230)Not knownGeostationaryYesUS Air Force Space Command
FAST 2 (USA 228)Not knownLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
FAST 1 (USA 222)Not knownLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
FASTSAT-HSV01 (USA 220)Not knownLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
SBSS (USA 216)Not knownLow Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
AEHF 1 (USA 214)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousYesUS Air Force Military Satellite Communications Wing, AFSMC, LAAFB
WGS F3 (USA 211)Communications satelliteGeostationaryYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
DMSP 5D-3 F18 (USA 210)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
WGS F2 (USA 204)Communications satelliteGeostationaryYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 63 (USA 203)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
WGS F1 (USA 195)Communications satelliteGeostationaryYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
DMSP 5D-3 F17 (USA 191)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 55 (USA 178)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
USA 176Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 53 (USA 175)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
USA 170Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
USA 169Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 52 (USA 168)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
USA 167Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
XSS 10Not knownLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
CORIOLISEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
USA 164Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
REFLECTORNot knownLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)
PICOSAT 9Not knownLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
USA 159Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
USA 157Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 50 (USA 156)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 49 (USA 154)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
USA 153Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
TSX-5Not knownLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program
NAVSTAR 47 (USA 150)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
USA 149Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
FALCONSATNot knownLow Earth orbitEndedUnited States Air Force Academy
USA 148Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
DMSP 5D-2 F15 (USA 147)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 46 (USA 145)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
USA 143Communications satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
USA 142Not knownHighly elliptical orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
ARGOSNot knownLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Center, TEV directorate
NAVSTAR 44 (USA 135)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
USA 134Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
FORTENot knownLow Earth orbitYesUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program
NAVSTAR 43 (USA 132)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
DMSP 5D-2 F14 (USA 131)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
USA 130Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 39 (USA 128)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 38 (USA 126)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 37 (USA 117)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
REX 2Not knownLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program
USA 115Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousYesUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
USA 113Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
DMSP 5D-2 F13 (USA 109)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
USA 107Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
DMSP 5D-2 F12 (USA 106)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
STEP 2Not knownLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program
NAVSTAR 36 (USA 100)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
USA 99Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
USA 97Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 35 (USA 96)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 34 (USA 94)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
USA 93Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 33 (USA 92)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
RADCALNot knownLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Western Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 32 (USA 91)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
ALEXISSpace telescopeLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program
NAVSTAR 31 (USA 90)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 30 (USA 88)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 29 (USA 87)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 28 (USA 85)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 27 (USA 84)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 26 (USA 83)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
USA 82Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
NAVSTAR 25 (USA 80)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
NAVSTAR 24 (USA 79)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
USA 78Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
DMSP 5D-2 F11 (USA 73)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
USA 75Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
NAVSTAR 23 (USA 71)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
REXNot knownLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Rome Labs, Griffiss AFB
DMSP 5D-2 F10 (USA 68)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
NAVSTAR 22 (USA 66)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
USA 65Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
NAVSTAR 21 (USA 64)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
NAVSTAR 20 (USA 63)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
CRRESNot knownHighly elliptical orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
USA 58Not knownLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
USA 57Not knownLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
USA 56Not knownLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
NAVSTAR 19 (USA 54)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
NAVSTAR 18 (USA 50)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
NAVSTAR 17 (USA 49)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
NAVSTAR 16 (USA 47)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
USA 44Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
USA 43Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
NAVSTAR 15 (USA 42)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
USA 39Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
NAVSTAR 14 (USA 38)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
NAVSTAR 13 (USA 35)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Division
DMSP 5D-2 F9 (USA 29)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Division
USA 28Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Division
DMSP 5D-2 F8 (USA 26)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Division
POLAR BEARNot knownLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program
NAVSTAR 11 (USA 10)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Division
USA 12Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Division
USA 11Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Division
USA 7Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Division
NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Division
NAVSTAR 9 (USA 1)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Division
OPS 7641Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Division
OPS 1294 (DMSP 5D-2 F7)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Division
OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Division
HILATNot knownLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program
OPS 9845 (DMSP 5D-2 F6)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Division
DSCS 3-1Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Division
DSCS 2-15Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Division
OPS 8701Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Division
OPS 7350Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Division
OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Division
OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Division
OPS 9444 (DSCS 2-14)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Division
OPS 9443 (DSCS 2-13)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Division
OPS 7484Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 5390Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
SCATHANot knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program
OPS 9442 (DSCS 2-12)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 9441 (DSCS 2-11)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 5114 (NAVSTAR 4)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 6182 (DMSP 5D-1 F3)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization