Sunday, June 24, 2007

Military Satellite Launch Manifest Update

Here is the latest US Military Satellite Manifest courtesy of Steven S. Pietrobon at Small World Communications, in Payneham South SA, Australia. Source: http://www.sworld.com.au/steven/space/usmil-man.txt


UNITED STATES MILITARY MANIFEST (18 Jun 2007)
USA Date Launch Vehicle
Payload

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- 9 Mar 07 Atlas V401 (AV-013)
STPSat 1, Orbital Express
(NEXTSat-CSC, ASTRO), STPSat
1, CFESat, Falconsat 3,
MidSTAR 1, MEPSI Picosat (2)
* - 20 Mar 07 Falcon I F2
DemoSat
- 24 Apr 07 Minotaur I F7
NFIRE (Near-Field Infrared
Experiment)
194 15 Jun 07 Atlas V401 (AV-009)
NROL-30R (Ocean Surveillance)
Jun 07 Delta IVM
NROL-25
Jul 07 Delta II (732X)
SBIRS II
1 Aug 07 Minotaur I
MDA-DST
10 Aug 07 Atlas V421 (AV-011)
WGS-1
Sep 07 Delta IVH/4050H
DSP-23
Sep 07 Falcon I
TacSat 1, [Celestis 05]
Sep 07 Delta II (7925)
NAVSTAR/GPS IIRM-4
24 Oct 07 Atlas V401
NROL-24
Oct 07 Delta IVM
NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-1
8 Nov 07 Delta II
Block 2010 Spacecraft
Risk Reduction
25 Nov 07 Delta II
STSS 1, STSS 2 (Block 2006)
Nov 07 Atlas V521
NROL-29
Nov 07 Delta II (7925)
NAVSTAR/GPS IIRM-5
Dec 07 Minotaur I
TacSat 3
Dec 07 Delta IVH
NROL-26
Dec 07 Atlas V411 (AV-006)
NROL-28
Dec 07 Delta II
XSS-12
Dec 07 Atlas V401
SBIRS-High F-1
07 Atlas V521
WGS-3
07 Delta II (732X)
SBIRS I
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Jan 08 Delta II
NAVSTAR/GPS IIRM-6
Jan 08 TBD
MPE (Multiple Payload Ejector)
# Feb 08 Delta IVM
WGS-2
# Apr 08 Delta II
NAVSTAR/GPS IIRM-7
# Apr 08 Falcon IX
US Government
# Apr 08 Minotaur IV
TacSat 4
Apr 08 Atlas V501
NROL-39
Apr 08 Atlas V531
AEHF F-1
Apr 08 Atlas V401
DMSP-5D3 F18
18 Jun 08 Pegasus XL
C/NOFS (P00-3, CINDI)
Dec 08 Minotaur IV
SBSS
08 Atlas V401
NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-2
08 Atlas V401
NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-3
08 Atlas V401
NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-4
08 Delta IVM
NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-5
08 Atlas V401
SBIRS H-2
08 Atlas V401
NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-6
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09 Atlas V401
NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-7
09 Atlas V401
NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-8
09 Delta IVM
NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-9
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10 Delta IVM
NAVSTAR/GPS IIF-10
10 Delta IVM+(4,2)
SBIRS H-3
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Minotaur MightySat-II.2
Atlas V501 NROL-41
Atlas V501 NROL-45
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* Launch failure
- No USA number assigned
# Change since beginning of month
AEHF Advanced Extreme High Frequency
Satellite
ASTRO Autonomous Space Transporter and
Robotic Orbiter
CFESat Cibola Flight Experiment Satellite
C/NOFS Communication/Navigation Outage
Forecasting System
DMSP Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
GPS Global Positioning System
MDA-DST Missile Defense Agency Direct to
Satellite Telemetry
METOC Naval Meteorological and Oceanography
Command
MLV Medium Launch Vehicle
NEXTSat-CSC Next Generation Satellite and
Commodities Spacecraft
NROL National Reconnaissance Office Launch
SBIRS-H Space Based Infra Red Sensor -
High Altitude
SBSS Space Based Surveillance System
STPSat Space Test Program Satellite
STSS Space Tracking and Surveillance System
SVN Space Vehicle Number
WGS 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