United States Air Force

307 satellites in orbit, 77 operating.

The count is the catalogue’s as of Nov 9, 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
OPS 5111 (NAVSTAR 1)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
NTS 2Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 5644Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 9438 (DSCS 2-8)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 9437 (DSCS 2-7)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 3151Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 5721Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 2112Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
P 76-5Navigation satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program
LES 9Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
LES 8Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 3165Not knownGeostationaryEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 6226Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 6983 (DMSP 5C F1)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 7518 (NTS 1)Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 8579 (DMSP 5B F5)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 9434 (DSCS 2-4)Communications satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 9433 (DSCS 2-3)Communications satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 8364 (DMSP 4)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 6157Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 7323 (DMSP 5B F3)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 8180 (STP RADSAT)Space telescopeLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 5058 (DMSP 5B F2)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 1570Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 9432 (DSCS 2-2)Communications satelliteGeostationaryEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 9431 (DSCS 2-1)Communications satelliteGeostationaryEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
ASTEX 1Not knownLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program
OPS 4311 (DMSP 5B F1)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 3811Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 5268 (DMSP 5A F3)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 5960Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 0203 (DMSP 5A F2)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 7329Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 0054 (DMSP 5A F1)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 1127 (DMSP 4B F3)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OV1-19Not knownHighly elliptical orbitEndedUS Air Force Office of Aerospace Research
OPS 0757 (TACSAT)Communications satelliteGeostationaryEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 4078 (DMSP 4B F2)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
LES 6Communications satelliteGeostationaryEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OV2-5Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 9348 (IDSCS 26)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 9347 (IDSCS 25)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 9346 (IDSCS 24)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 9345 (IDSCS 23)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 9344 (IDSCS 22)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 9343 (IDSCS 21)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 9342 (IDSCS 20)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 9341 (IDSCS 19)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 7869 (DMSP 4B F1)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OV1-14Not knownHighly elliptical orbitEndedUS Air Force Office of Aerospace Research
OV1-13Not knownHighly elliptical orbitEndedUS Air Force Office of Aerospace Research
OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 7202 (DMSP 4A F3)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
LES 5Communications satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 9334 (DATS)Communications satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 9333 (IDSCS 18)Communications satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 9332 (IDSCS 17)Communications satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 9331 (IDSCS 16)Communications satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUSAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
OPS 6679 (VELA 8)Not knownHighly elliptical orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 6638 (VELA 7)Not knownHighly elliptical orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 9328 (IDSCS 15)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 9327 (IDSCS 14)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 9326 (IDSCS 13)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 9325 (IDSCS 12)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 9324 (IDSCS 11)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 9323 (IDSCS 10)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 9322 (IDSCS 9)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 9321 (IDSCS 8)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OV1-9Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Office of Aerospace Research
OPS 1920Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1)Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
ERS 15Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 0856Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OV3-3Not knownLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Office of Aerospace Research
OPS 9317 (IDSCS 7)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 9316 (IDSCS 6)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 9315 (IDSCS 5)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 9314 (IDSCS 4)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 9313 (IDSCS 3)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 9312 (IDSCS 2)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 9311 (IDSCS 1)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 9381 (GGTS)Not knownInclined geosynchronousEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 1427 (OV3-4)Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Office of Aerospace Research
OPS 1527 (OV3-1)Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Office of Aerospace Research
OPS 0340Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OV1-5Not knownLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Office of Aerospace Research
OV1-4Not knownLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Office of Aerospace Research
OV2-3Not knownHighly elliptical orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OV2-1Not knownLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OV1-2Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Office of Aerospace Research
OPS 8068Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 6564 (VELA 6)Not knownHighly elliptical orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 6577 (VELA 5)Not knownHighly elliptical orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
LCS 1Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
LES 2Communications satelliteHighly elliptical orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 4682 (SNAPSHOT)Not knownLow Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
LES 1Communications satelliteMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 3674 (VELA 4)Not knownHighly elliptical orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
OPS 3662 (VELA 3)Not knownHighly elliptical orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
MIDAS 7/ERS 10Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
ERS 6Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
DASH 1Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
MIDAS 5 (STRONGBACK)Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
MIDAS 4Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division
MIDAS 3Not knownMedium Earth orbitEndedUS Air Force Space Systems Division