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US Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)

US Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate) owned 41 payloads in the GCAT catalog.

United StatesKirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New MexicoGCAT code AFRL

Payloads owned, by decade

1111613
1990s2000s2010s2020s

Payloads by mission type

Technology20
Calibration7
Missile early warning4
Optical imaging3
Space science2
Communications1

Main programs

LDPE8AFRL Cube7ESPASAT5CP Opt4STP13ORS Tacsat2MEPSI2Reflector1XSS1Eagle1SMC Cube1AFRL Tech1

Best-known spacecraft

SpacecraftLaunchedOwnerCountryMission typeStatus
TacSat-32009-028AMay 19, 2009AFRL/RVUnited StatesOptical imagingReentered (orbital decay)
USA-1652005-011AApr 11, 2005AFRL/RVUnited StatesTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)
TacSat-22006-058ADec 16, 2006AFRL/RVUnited StatesOptical imagingReentered (orbital decay)
C/NOFS2008-017AApr 16, 2008AFRL/RVUnited StatesSpace scienceReentered (orbital decay)
MightySat-11998-069CDec 4, 1998AFRL/RVUnited StatesTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)
PSSC-22011-031BJul 8, 2011AFRL/RVUnited StatesTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)
ANGELS2014-043CJul 28, 2014AFRL/RVUnited StatesMissile early warningIn orbit
MightySat-2.12000-042AJul 19, 2000AFRL/RVUnited StatesTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)
Reflector2001-056EDec 10, 2001AFRL/RVRussiaCalibrationIn orbit
Demonstration and Science Experiments2019-036FJun 25, 2019AFRL/RVUnited StatesTechnologyIn orbit
ESPA Augmented Geostationary Laboratory Experiment2018-036BApr 14, 2018AFRL/RVUnited StatesMissile early warningIn orbit
USA-3372022-073EJul 1, 2022AFRL/RVUnited StatesTechnologyIn orbit
PSSC-12008-059BNov 15, 2008AFRL/RVUnited StatesTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)

Source: GCAT organizations database, launch list and payload catalog, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).