US Air Force Space Systems Division

Government / agency · United States · founded 1961

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270Orbital launches
317All launches (incl. suborbital)
61Satellites in orbit
0Satellites built
0Rockets / spacecraft

US Air Force Space Systems Division is a government organisation based in the United States, founded in 1961. Our records show 270 orbital launches and 61 satellites in orbit.

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

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Structure

Divisions, sites and subsidiaries

Manned Orbiting Laboratory astronaut corps 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit
Satellites in orbit

By platform

IDCSP15
GPS II8
GPS IIA4
DSP B143
Ministar3
TRS2
LES2
DSCS III2

Recent launches

DateMissionVehicleSiteResult
25 Apr 1992 P-11 No. 5105Titan II SLVSouth Vandenberg AFB, California Success
8 Nov 1991 SLDCOM 2/INTRUDER 2Titan 403ASouth Vandenberg AFB, California Success
8 Mar 1991 LACROSSE 2Titan 403ASouth Vandenberg AFB, California Success
13 Nov 1990 DSP 15Titan 402A/IUSCape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Success
8 Jun 1990 SLDCOM 1/INTRUDER 1Titan 405ACape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Success
6 Sep 1989 P-11 No. 5104Titan II SLVSouth Vandenberg AFB, California Success
4 Sep 1989 DSCS II E-15Titan 34D/TranstageCape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Success
14 Jun 1989 DSP 14Titan 402A/IUSCape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Success
10 May 1989 VORTEX 6Titan 34D/TranstageCape Canaveral Air Station, Florida Success
20 Jun 1967 GAMBIT-3 Mission 4306Titan IIIBSouth Vandenberg AFB, California Success
16 Jun 1967 CORONA J-37Thorad SLV-2G Agena DVandenberg AFB, California Success
4 Jun 1967 GAMBIT SV 988Atlas SLV-3 Agena DSouth Vandenberg AFB, California Success
Provenance

Where this comes from

This entry merges 1 source: GCAT (J. McDowell)
Verification status: single source, not yet reviewed by a person. How we build and check this data.

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.