UNITED STATES MILITARY MANIFEST ( 2 Jul 2009) USA Date Launch Vehicle Payload -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 202 19 Jan 09 Delta 337 (IVH F3) NROL-26 (Advanced MENTOR) 203 24 Mar 09 Delta II (7925-9.5) NAVSTAR/GPS IIRM-7/IIR-20M (SVN 49) 204 4 Apr 09 Atlas V421 (AV-016) WGS SV-2 205 5 May 09 Delta II (7920-10C) STSS-ATRR (Block 2010 Risk Reduction) - 19 May 09 Minotaur I F8 TacSat 3, [PharmaSat 1, CP-6, HawkSat 1, Aerocube 3] 17 Jul 09 Atlas V (AV-018) PAN 17 Aug 09 Delta II STSS Demo (STSS 1, STSS 2, Block 2006) 21 Aug 09 Delta II (7925-9.5) NAVSTAR/GPS IIRM-8/IIR-21M 15 Sep 09 Atlas V531 (AV-019) AEHF F-1 30 Sep 09 Delta IVM WGS SV-3 # Sep 09 Atlas V401 (AV-017) DMSP-5D3 F18 Sep 09 Falcon I TacSat 1 Sep 09 Minotaur IV TacSat 4 Oct 09 Minotaur IV SBSS 1 Oct 09 Atlas V501 NROL-39 Oct 09 Atlas V501 NROL-41 Oct 09 Atlas V NROL-34 Nov 09 Delta IVM NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-1 1 Dec 09 Minotaur IV STP-S26, FASTRAC 4, FASTRAC 5, O/OREOS, FalconSat 5 15 Dec 09 Atlas V501 X-37A F-1 Dec 09 Atlas V501 (AV-022) X-37B F-1 (OTV-1) 09 Delta II XSS-12 Falcon I D-Sat (Dosimeter Satellite) Genesat 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 10 Delta IVM NROL-25 Feb 10 Atlas V401 SBIRS-GEO 1 (SBIRS-High 2) Feb 10 Atlas V521 NROL-29 Feb 10 Atlas V401 NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-2 Dec 10 Atlas V401 SBIRS-GEO 2 10 Delta IVH NROL-49 10 Delta IVM NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-10 10 Delta IVM+(4,2) SBIRS H-3 10 Delta IVH NROL-? (Polar orbit) 10 DARPA Falcon MPE (Multiple Payload Ejector) 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Atlas V531 AEHF F-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 ATRR Advanced Technology Risk Reduction DMSP Defense Meteorological Satellite Program GPS Global Positioning System MDA-DST Missile Defense Agency Direct to Satellite Telemetry MENTOR Geostationary Signals Intelligence Satellite METOC Naval Meteorological and Oceanography Command NROL National Reconnaissance Office Launch 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 STSS Space Tracking and Surveillance System SVN Space Vehicle Number 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