Department of Defense

Government / agency · United States · founded 1947

Industry / Companies / Department of Defense

0Orbital launches
408All launches (incl. suborbital)
105Satellites in orbit
56Satellites built
0Rockets / spacecraft

Department of Defense is a government organisation based in the United States, founded in 1947. Our records show 408 launches and 105 satellites in orbit.

Totals include the divisions, sites and subsidiaries listed under Structure below.

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Structure

Divisions, sites and subsidiaries

Space Development Agency 0 orbital launches · 72 satellites in orbit Aerospace Corp. 0 orbital launches · 12 satellites in orbit Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 0 orbital launches · 12 satellites in orbit Missile Defense Agency 0 orbital launches · 5 satellites in orbit Ballistic Missile Defense Organization 0 orbital launches · 2 satellites in orbit US Special Operations Command 0 orbital launches · 2 satellites in orbit Advanced Research Projects Agency, U.S. DoD 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Defense Communications Agency 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Defense Information Systems Agency 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Defense Innovation Unit 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Defense Mapping Agency, Topographic Center (DMATC) 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Defense Nuclear Agency, DoD, USA 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, Bethesda 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, Ft Belvoir 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit National Imagery and Mapping Agency 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit National Security Agency 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Strategic Capabilities Office, USD(R&E) 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, DoD 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit US Defense Atomic Support Agency 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit US Space Command 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit US Strategic Command 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit
Satellites in orbit

By platform

S-Class30
LM-T1TL21
Mavericks10
Starshield?4
TPL0-L3H4
Cubesat 1.5U4
Cubesat 6U4
X-SAT3

Recent launches

DateMissionVehicleSiteResult
26 Jun 2026 Castor 4BXLCastor 4BWI Success
19 Mar 2026 JFTX-01 E2Terrier OrioleWI Success
17 Mar 2026 JFTX-01 E1Terrier OrioleWI Success
24 Jul 2025 2025-S35Terrier OrioleWI Success
24 Jun 2025 ICBM TargetMRBM-T3HICK? Success
24 Mar 2025 Hypersonic Target Veh.MRBM TargetHICK Success
14 Jan 2025 2025-S02Terrier Terrier OrioleWI Success
17 Dec 2024 PAC-3 targetBlack DaggerFW Success
10 Dec 2024 Guam TestMRBM TargetGUAMA Success
24 Oct 2024 2024-S65Terrier OrioleWI Success
28 Sep 2024 2024-S61Terrier OrioleWI Success
12 Jun 2024 HTBSS TargetTerrier Terrier OrioleWI Success
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Provenance

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Launch and satellite data: Jonathan McDowell's GCAT (CC BY 4.0) and CelesTrak. Rockets, spacecraft and agencies: Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs and Wikidata. News headlines link to their publishers via the Spaceflight News API and RSS feeds. Records come from several sources and are matched automatically, so treat the directory as a research aid, not an authority. How the data is built and checked.