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US Air Force Space Command

US Air Force Space Command conducted 7 orbital launches and owned 10 payloads in the GCAT catalog.

United StatesPeterson AFB, ColoradoGCAT code AFSPC

Payloads owned, by decade

10
2010s

Payloads by mission type

Missile early warning8
Technology2

Main programs

SBIRS GEO4GSSAP4SPC Cube2

Best-known spacecraft

SpacecraftLaunchedOwnerCountryMission typeStatus
USA-2412013-011AMar 19, 2013USAF AFSPCUnited StatesMissile early warningIn orbit
USA-2302011-019AMay 7, 2011USAF AFSPCUnited StatesMissile early warningIn orbit
USA-2732017-004AJan 21, 2017USAF AFSPCUnited StatesMissile early warningIn orbit
USA-2822018-009AJan 20, 2018USAF AFSPCUnited StatesMissile early warningIn orbit
GSSAP-32016-052AAug 19, 2016USAF AFSPCUnited StatesMissile early warningIn orbit
GSSAP-42016-052BAug 19, 2016USAF AFSPCUnited StatesMissile early warningIn orbit
GSSAP-12014-043AJul 28, 2014USAF AFSPCUnited StatesMissile early warningIn orbit
GSSAP-22014-043BJul 28, 2014USAF AFSPCUnited StatesMissile early warningIn orbit

Launches conducted

7 launches
DateMissionRocketSpaceportPayloadsOutcome
Mar 24, 1995DMSP Block 5D-2 S-131995-015Atlas EVandenberg1Success
Dec 30, 1994NOAA J1994-089Atlas EVandenberg1Success
Aug 29, 1994DMSP Block 5D-2 S-111994-057Atlas EVandenberg1Success
Aug 9, 1993NOAA I1993-050Atlas EVandenberg2Success
Nov 28, 1991DMSP Block 5D-2 S-121991-082Atlas EVandenberg1Success
May 14, 1991NOAA D1991-032Atlas EVandenberg1Success
Dec 1, 1990DMSP Block 5D-2 S-101990-105Atlas EVandenberg1Success

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