UNITED STATES MILITARY MANIFEST ( 2 Feb 2010) USA Date Launch Vehicle Payload -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 Feb 10 Atlas V521 NROL-29 19 Apr 10 Atlas V501 (AV-022) X-37B F-1 (OTV-1) Apr 10 Falcon I TacSat 1 10 May 10 Delta IVM NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-1 28 May 10 Minotaur IV FASTSAT-HSV01 (STP-S26), FASTRAC A/B, FalconSat 4, OREOS, RAC Jul 10 Atlas V531 (AV-019) AEHF F-1 Jul 10 Delta IVM NROL-25 Aug 10 Minotaur IV TacSat 4 Aug 10 Atlas V NROL-34 Aug 10 Atlas V501 NROL-39 Sep 10 Atlas V401 NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-2 Sep 10 Delta IVH NROL-32 (Polar orbit) # Oct 10 Atlas V501 NROL-41 Oct 10 Minotaur ORS 1 Nov 10 Atlas V AFSPC 2 # 1 Dec 10 Delta IVH NROL-49 Dec 10 Minotaur IV SBSS 1 10 Delta IVM NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-10 10 Delta IVM+(4,2) SBIRS H-3 10 DARPA Falcon MPE (Multiple Payload Ejector) Delta II XSS-12 Atlas V401 NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-3 Atlas V401 NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-4 Delta IVM NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-5 Atlas V401 NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-6 Atlas V401 NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-7 Atlas V401 NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-8 Delta IVM NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 11 Delta IVM+(5,4) WGS SV-4 11 Atlas V401 SBIRS-GEO 1 (SBIRS-High 2) 11 Delta IV NROL-15 11 Atlas V531 AEHF F-2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Atlas V401 SBIRS-GEO 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minotaur MightySat-II.2 Atlas V501 NROL-45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Launch failure - No USA number assigned # Change since beginning of month AEHF Advanced Extreme High Frequency Satellite AFSPC Air Force Space Command FASTSAT Fast, Affordable, Science and Technology Satellite GPS Global Positioning System MDA-DST Missile Defense Agency Direct to Satellite Telemetry METOC Naval Meteorological and Oceanography Command NROL National Reconnaissance Office Launch ORS Operationally Responsive Space OTV Orbital Test Vehicle SBIRS-GEO Space Based Infra Red Sensor Geosynchronus Earth Orbit SBSS Space Based Surveillance System SDS-HEO Satellite Data System High Earth Orbit WGS Wideband Global Satcom (Wideband Gapfiller Satellite) XSS Experimental Satellite System The dates listed are those for GMT. All information was obtained from public sources. If anyone can fill in the question marks or provide corrections which is public knowledge please let me know. Square brackets indicate secondary non-military payloads. Steven S. Pietrobon, Small World Communications, 6 First Avenue Payneham South SA 5070, Australia fax +61 8 8332 3177 mailto:steven@sworld.com.au http://www.sworld.com.au