List of USA satellites

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This is a list of satellites which have been given USA designations. These designations have been applied to most US military satellites since 1984, and replaced the earlier OPS designation. It is comparable to the Soviet/Russian Kosmos designation.

As of 2008-04-23, 200 satellites have received USA designations. For an unknown reason, the designation USA-163 was never assigned.^[1]

Designation	Launch date	Rocket	Other designations	Function	Status	Remarks
USA-1	1984-06-13	Atlas-E	Navstar-9	Navigation	Out of service
USA-2	1984-06-25	Titan 34D	KH-9-19	Reconnaissance	Deorbited: 1984-10-18	Launched with USA-3
USA-3	1984-06-25	Titan 34D	SSF-D-5	ELINT	Out of service	Launched with USA-2
USA-4	1984-08-28	Titan 34B	SDS-5	Comsat	Out of service
USA-5	1984-09-08	Atlas-E	Navstar-10	Navigation	Out of service
USA-6	1984-12-04	Titan 34D	KH-11-6	Reconnaissance	Decayed: 1990-12-31
USA-7	1984-12-22	Titan 34D/Transtage	DSP-2-6R	Missile detection	Retired: 1994-12-31
USA-8	1985-01-24	Space Shuttle Discovery	Magnum-1	ELINT	Out of service
USA-9	1985-02-08	Titan 34B	SDS-6	Comsat	Out of service
USA-10	1985-10-09	Atlas-E	Navstar-10	Navigation	Out of service
USA-11	1985-10-03	Space Shuttle Atlantis	DSCS-III-F2	Comsat	Out of service	Launched with USA-12
USA-12	1985-10-03	Space Shuttle Atlantis	DSCS-III-F3	Comsat	Out of service	Launched with USA-11
USA-13	1985-12-13	Scout-G	ITV-1	Inflatable ASAT target	Failed. Decayed: 1989-05-11	Launched with USA-14. Failed to inflate.
USA-14	1985-12-13	Scout-G	ITV-2	Inflatable ASAT target	Decayed: 1987-08-09	Launched with USA-14. Unused
USA-15	1986-02-09	Atlas-H	NOSS-7/PARCAE-8/White Cloud	SIGINT	Out of service	Deployed subsatellites, USA-16, 17 and 18
USA-16	1986-02-09	Atlas-H	NOSS-7/PARCAE-8/White Cloud Subsatellite	SIGINT	Out of service	Subsatellite of USA-15
USA-17	1986-02-09	Atlas-H	NOSS-7/PARCAE-8/White Cloud Subsatellite	SIGINT	Out of service	Subsatellite of USA-15
USA-18	1986-02-09	Atlas-H	NOSS-7/PARCAE-8/White Cloud Subsatellite	SIGINT	Out of service	Subsatellite of USA-15
USA-19	1986-09-05	Delta 3920	SDI	Sensor development	Deorbited: 1986-09-28
USA-20	1986-12-05	Atlas-G	Fltsatcom-7	Comsat
USA-21	1987-02-12	Titan 34B	SDS-7	Comsat	Out of service
USA-22	1987-05-15	Atlas-H	NOSS-8/PARCAE-9/White Cloud	SIGINT	Out of service	Deployed subsatellites, USA-23, 24 and 25
USA-23	1987-05-15	Atlas-H	NOSS-8/PARCAE-9/White Cloud Subsatellite	SIGINT	Out of service	Subsatellite of USA-22
USA-24	1987-05-15	Atlas-H	NOSS-8/PARCAE-9/White Cloud Subsatellite	SIGINT	Out of service	Subsatellite of USA-22
USA-25	1987-05-15	Atlas-H	NOSS-8/PARCAE-9/White Cloud Subsatellite	SIGINT	Out of service	Subsatellite of USA-22
USA-26	1987-06-20	Atlas-E	DMSP-S8 (5D-2 F3)	Weather
USA-27	1987-10-26	Titan 34D	KH-11-8	Reconnaissance	Decayed: 1992-05-31
USA-28	1987-11-29	Titan 34D/Transtage	DSP-2-5R	Missile detection	Retired: 1987-12-31
USA-29	1989-02-03	Atlas-E	DMSP-S9 (5D-2 F4)	Weather
USA-30	1988-02-08	Delta 3910	SDI	Training satellite	Deorbited: 1988-03-01
USA-31	1988-09-02	Titan 34D/Transtage	Chalet-5	ELINT	Failed	Placed in useless orbit due to Transtage malfunction
USA-32	1988-09-05	Titan 23G	Singleton/SBWASS-R1	SIGINT
USA-33	1988-11-06	Titan 34D	KH-11-9	Reconnaissance	Out of service
USA-34	1988-12-02	Space Shuttle Atlantis	Lacrosse-1	Radar reconnaissance	Deorbited: 1997-03-25
USA-35	1989-02-14	Delta 6925-9.5	GPS-II-1	Navigation	Retired: 2000-04-14
USA-36	1989-03-24	Delta 3920-8	Delta Star		Decayed: 1992-06-23
USA-37	1989-05-10	Titan 34D/Transtage	Chalet-6	ELINT	Out of service
USA-38	1989-06-10	Delta 6925-9.5	GPS-II-2	Navigation	Out of service
USA-39	1989-06-14	Titan IV/IUS	DSP-1-14 F14	Missile detection	Active
USA-40	1989-08-08	Space Shuttle Columbia	SDS-2-1	Comsat		Launched with USA-41
USA-41	1989-08-08	Space Shuttle Columbia	SSF/COBRA BRASS	SIGINT	Decayed: 1989-12-31	Launched with USA-41
USA-42	1989-08-18	Delta 6925-9.5	GPS-II-3	Navigation	Out of service
USA-43	1989-09-04	Titan 34D/Transtage	DSCS-II-F16	Comsat		Launched with USA-44
USA-44	1989-09-04	Titan 34D/Transtage	DSCS-III-F4	Comsat		Launched with USA-43
USA-45	1989-09-06	Titan 23G	Singleton/SBWASS-R2	SIGINT	Failed	Failed to leave parking orbit due to on-board propulsion malfunction
USA-46	1989-09-25	Atlas-G	Fltsatcom-7	Comsat
USA-47	1989-10-21	Delta 6925-9.5	GPS-II-4	Navigation	Out of service
USA-48	1989-11-23	Space Shuttle Discovery	Magnum-2	ELINT
USA-49	1989-12-11	Delta 6925-9.5	GPS-II-5	Navigation	Out of service
USA-50	1990-01-24	Delta 6925-9.5	GPS-II-6	Navigation	Out of service
USA-51	1990-02-14	Delta 6920-8	LACE/Losat-L	Technology	Decayed: 2000-05-24	Launched with USA-52
USA-52	1990-02-14	Delta 6920-8	RME/Losat-R	Technology	Decayed: 1992-05-24	Launched with USA-51
USA-53	1990-02-28	Space Shuttle Atlantis	Misty-1	Reconnaissance satellite	Presumed deorbited	Stealth satellite. Last sighting in 1997.
USA-54	1990-03-26	Delta 6925-9.5	GPS-II-7	Navigation	Failed: 1996-05-21	Signal anomaly made satellite unusable
USA-55	1990-04-05	Pegasus	GLOMR-2/SECS/TERCEL	Comsat
USA-56	1990-04-11	Atlas-E	P87-2/Stacksat/POGS/SSR	Technology	Out of service	Launched with USA-57 and 58
USA-57	1990-04-11	Atlas-E	P87-2/Stacksat/TEX	Technology	Out of service	Launched with USA-56 and 58
USA-58	1990-04-11	Atlas-E	P87-2/Stacksat/SCE	Technology	Out of service	Launched with USA-56 and 57
USA-59	1990-06-08	Titan IV	NOSS-9	Ocean surveillance		Deployed subsatellites, USA-60, 61 and 62
USA-60	1990-06-08	Titan IV	NOSS-9-1	Ocean surveillance		Subsatellite of USA-59
USA-61	1990-06-08	Titan IV	NOSS-9-2	Ocean surveillance		Subsatellite of USA-59
USA-62	1990-06-08	Titan IV	NOSS-9-3	Ocean surveillance		Subsatellite of USA-59
USA-63	1990-08-02	Delta 6925-9.5	GPS-II-8	Navigation	Out of service
USA-64	1990-10-01	Delta 6925-9.5	GPS-II-9	Navigation	Out of service
USA-65	1990-11-13	Titan IV/IUS	DSP-1-14 F15	Missile detection	Active
USA-66	1990-11-26	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIA-10	Navigation	Out of service
USA-67	1990-11-15	Space Shuttle Atlantis	Magnum-3	ELINT
USA-68	1990-12-01	Atlas-E	DMSP S-10 (5D-2 F5)	Weather	Failed	Placed in useless orbit due to upper stage malfunction
USA-69	1991-03-08	Titan IV	Lacrosse-2	Radar reconnaissance	Active
USA-70	1991-04-28	Space Shuttle Discovery	MPEC	Technology development
USA-71	1991-07-04	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIA-11	Navigation	Active
USA-72	1991-11-08	Titan IV	NOSS-10	Ocean surveillance		Deployed subsatellites, USA-74, 76 and 77
USA-73	1991-11-28	Atlas-E	DMSP S-12 (5D-2 F6)	Weather
USA-74	1991-11-08	Titan IV	NOSS-10-1	Ocean surveillance		Subsatellite of USA-72
USA-75	1991-11-24	Space Shuttle Atlantis	DSP-1-14-F16	Missile detection
USA-76	1991-11-08	Titan IV	NOSS-10-2	Ocean surveillance		Subsatellite of USA-72
USA-77	1991-11-08	Titan IV	NOSS-10-3	Ocean surveillance		Subsatellite of USA-72
USA-78	1992-02-11	Atlas II	DSCS-III-B14	Comsat
USA-79	1992-02-23	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIA-12	Navigation
USA-80	1992-04-10	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIA-13	Navigation
USA-81	1992-04-25	Titan 23G	Singleton/SBWASS-R3	SIGINT
USA-82	1992-07-02	Atlas II	DSCS-III-B12	Comsat
USA-83	1992-07-07	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIA-14	Navigation
USA-84	1992-09-09	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIA-15	Navigation
USA-85	1992-11-22	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIA-16	Navigation
USA-86	1992-11-28	Titan IV	Improved Crystal/KH-12-1	Radar reconnaissance
USA-87	1992-12-18	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIA-17	Navigation
USA-88	1993-02-03	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIA-18	Navigation
USA-89	1992-12-02	Space Shuttle Discovery	SDS-2-3	Comsat
USA-90	1993-03-30	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIA-19	Navigation
USA-91	1993-05-13	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIA-20	Navigation
USA-92	1993-06-26	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIA-21	Navigation
USA-93	1993-07-19	Atlas II	DSCS-III-B9	Comsat
USA-94	1993-08-30	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIA-22	Navigation
USA-95	1993-09-03	Atlas I	UHF F/O-2	Comsat
USA-96	1993-10-26	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIA-23	Navigation
USA-97	1993-11-28	Atlas II	DSCS-III-B10	Comsat
USA-98	1993-12-08	Delta 7925	NATO-4B	Comsat
USA-99	1994-02-07	Titan IV/Centaur	Milstar-1	Comsat
USA-100	1994-03-10	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIA-24	Navigation
USA-101	1994-02-13	Taurus	STEP-0	Technology development		Launched with USA-102
USA-102	1994-02-13	Taurus	DarpaSat	Technology development		Launched with USA-101
USA-103	1994-05-03	Titan IV/Centaur	Trumpet-1	ELINT
USA-104	1994-06-24	Atlas I	UHF F/O-3	Comsat
USA-105	1994-08-27	Titan IV/Centaur	Mercury-1	ELINT
USA-106	1994-08-29	Atlas-E	DMSP 5D-1 F12	Weather
USA-107	1994-12-22	Titan IV/IUS	DSP-1 F17	Missile detection	Active
USA-108	1995-01-29	Atlas II	UHF F/O-4	Comsat
USA-109	1995-03-24	Atlas-E	DMSP 5D-1 F13	Weather
USA-110	1995-05-14	Titan IV/Centaur	Mentor-1	Comsat
USA-111	1995-05-31	Atlas II	UHF F/O-5	Comsat
USA-112	1995-07-10	Titan IV/Centaur	Trumpet-2	ELINT
USA-113	1995-07-31	Atlas IIA	DSCS-III-B7	Comsat
USA-114	1995-10-22	Atlas II	UHF F/O-6	Comsat
USA-115	1995-11-06	Titan IV/Centaur	Milstar-2	Comsat
USA-116	1995-12-05	Titan IV	Improved Crystal/KH-12-2	Radar reconnaissance
USA-117	1996-03-28	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIA-25	Navigation
USA-118	1996-04-24	Titan IV/Centaur	Mercury-2	ELINT
USA-119	1996-05-12	Titan IV	NOSS-11	Ocean surveillance		Deployed subsatellites, USA-120, 121 and 122, Launched with USA-123 and 124
USA-120	1996-05-12	Titan IV	NOSS-11-1	Ocean surveillance		Subsatellite of USA-119
USA-121	1996-05-12	Titan IV	NOSS-11-2	Ocean surveillance		Subsatellite of USA-119
USA-122	1996-05-12	Titan IV	NOSS-11-3	Ocean surveillance		Subsatellite of USA-119
USA-123	1996-05-12	Titan IV	TIPS-Ralph	Technology		Launched with USA-119 and subsatellites, and USA-124
USA-124	1996-05-12	Titan IV	TIPS-Norton	Technology		Launched with USA-119 and subsatellites, and USA-123
USA-125	1996-07-03	Titan IV	SDS-2-4	Comsat
USA-126	1996-07-16	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIA-26	Navigation
USA-127	1996-07-25	Atlas II	UHF F/O-7	Comsat
USA-128	1996-09-12	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIA-27	Navigation
USA-129	1996-12-20	Titan IV	Improved Crystal/KH-12-3	Radar reconnaissance	Out of service
USA-130	1997-02-23	Titan IVB/IUS	DSP-1-18 F18	Missile detection	Active
USA-131	1997-04-04	Titan 23G	DMSP 5D-2 F14	Weather
USA-132	1997-07-23	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIR-2	Navigation
USA-133	1997-10-24	Titan IV	Lacrosse-3	Radar reconnaissance	Active
USA-134	1997-11-06	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIA-28	Navigation
USA-135	1997-10-25	Atlas IIA	DSCS-III-B13	Comsat		Launched with FalconSat-Gold
USA-136	1997-11-06	Titan IV/Centaur	Trumpet-3	ELINT
USA-137	1998-01-29	Atlas IIA	SDS-3-1/NROL-5/Capricorn	Comsat
USA-138	1998-03-15	Atlas II	UHF F/O-8	Comsat
USA-139	1998-05-09	Titan IV/Centaur	Mentor-2	Comsat
USA-140	1998-10-20	Atlas IIA	UHF F/O-9	Comsat
USA-141	1998-10-03	Taurus	ATEX	Debris	Failed: 1999-01-16	Debris from STEX satellite tether experiment
USA-142	1999-04-09	Titan IVB/IUS	DSP-1-18 F19	Missile detection	Failed: 1999-04-09	IUS failed to separate Left in useless orbit
USA-143	1999-04-30	Titan IV/Centaur	Milstar-3	Comsat	Failed: 1999-04-30	Centaur programming error resulted in incorrect burn times, placed in useless orbit
USA-144	1999-05-22	Titan IV	Misty-2	Reconnaissance	Presumed active	Stealth satellite, only object ever placed in orbit which amateurs are unable to track
USA-145	1999-10-07	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIR-3	Navigation
USA-146	1998-10-20	Atlas IIA	UHF F/O-10	Comsat
USA-147	1999-12-12	Titan 23G	DMSP 5D-3 F15	Weather
USA-148	2000-01-21	Atlas IIA	DSCS-III-B8	Comsat
USA-149	2000-05-08	Titan IVB/IUS	DSP-1-18 F20	Missile detection	Active
USA-150	2000-05-11	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIR-4	Navigation
USA-151	2000-07-16	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIR-5	Navigation
USA-152	2000-08-17	Titan IVB	Lacrosse-4/Onyx-1	Radar reconnaissance	Active
USA-153	2000-10-20	Atlas IIA	DSCS-III-B11	Comsat
USA-154	2000-11-10	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIR-6	Navigation
USA-155	2000-12-06	Atlas IIAS	SDS-3-2/NRO L-10/Great Bear	Comsat
USA-156	2001-01-30	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIR-7	Navigation
USA-157	2001-02-27	Titan IV/Centaur	Milstar-4	Comsat
USA-158	2001-05-18	Delta 7925-9.5	GeoLITE/NRO L-17	Technology/Comsat
USA-159	2001-08-06	Titan IVB/IUS	DSP-1-18 F21	Missile detection	Active
USA-160	2001-09-08	Atlas IIAS	NOSS-3-1/NRO L-13/Gemini	Naval reconnaissance		Two satellites sharing one designation
USA-161	2001-10-05	Titan IVB	Improved Crystal/KH-12-4	Radar reconnaissance	Active
USA-162	2000-10-11	Atlas IIAS	SDS-3-3/NRO L-12/Aquila	Comsat
USA-163	Not launched
USA-164	2002-01-16	Titan IV/Centaur	Milstar-5	Comsat
USA-165	2005-04-11	Minotaur	XSS-11	Technology development
USA-166	2003-01-29	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIR-8	Navigation
USA-167	2003-03-11	Delta IVM	DSCS-III-A3	Comsat
USA-168	2003-03-31	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIR-9	Navigation
USA-169	2003-04-08	Titan IV/Centaur	Milstar-6	Comsat
USA-170	2003-08-29	Delta IVM	DSCS-III-B6	Comsat
USA-171	2001-02-27	Titan IV/Centaur	Mentor-3/NRO L-19	ELINT
USA-172	2003-10-18	Titan 23G	DMSP 5D-3 F16	Weather
USA-173	2003-12-02	Atlas IIAS	NOSS-3-2/NRO L-18/Libra	Naval reconnaissance		Two satellites sharing one designation
USA-174	1998-12-18	Atlas IIIB	UHF F/O-11	Comsat
USA-175	2003-12-21	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIR-10	Navigation
USA-176	2004-02-14	Titan IVB/IUS	DSP-1-18 F22	Missile detection	Active
USA-177	2004-03-20	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIR-11	Navigation
USA-178	2004-06-23	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIR-12	Navigation
USA-179	2004-08-31	Atlas IIAS	SDS-3-4/NRO L-1/Nemesis	Comsat
USA-180	2004-11-06	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIR-13	Navigation
USA-181	2005-02-03	Atlas IIIB	NOSS-3-3/NRO L-23/Canis Minor	Naval reconnaissance		Two satellites sharing one designation
USA-182	2005-04-30	Titan IVB	Lacrosse-5/Onyx-2	Radar reconnaissance	Active
USA-183	2005-09-26	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIR-14 (IIRM-1)	Navigation
USA-184	2006-06-25	Delta IVM+(4,2)	Trumpet-4/NRO L-22	ELINT
USA-185	2005-09-23	Minotaur	STP-R1	Technology development
USA-186	2005-10-19	Titan IVB	Improved Crystal/KH-12-5	Radar reconnaissance	Active
USA-187	2006-06-21	Delta 7925	MiTEx-A	Technology		Launched with USA-188 and 189
USA-188	2006-06-21	Delta 7925	MiTEx-B	Technology		Launched with USA-187 and 189
USA-189	2006-06-21	Delta 7925	MiTEx Carrier	Technology		Launched with USA-187 and 188
USA-190	2006-09-25	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIR-15 (IIRM-2)	Navigation	Active
USA-191	2006-11-04	Delta IVM	DMSP 5D-3 F17	Weather
USA-192	2006-11-17	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIR-16 (IIRM-3)	Navigation	Active
USA-193	2006-12-14	Delta 7920-10	NRO L-21	Unknown	Failed: 2006-12-14 Destroyed: 2008-02-21	Failed immediately after separation from rocket. Destroyed by ASAT.
USA-194	2007-06-15	Atlas V 401	NOSS-3-4/NRO L-30R/Pyxis	Naval reconnaissance		Two satellites under one designation
USA-195	2007-10-11	Atlas V 421	WGS-1	Comsat
USA-196	2007-10-17	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIR-17 (IIRM-4)	Navigation	Active
USA-197	2007-11-11	Delta IVH	DSP-1-18 F23	Missile detection	Active
USA-198	2007-12-10	Atlas V 401	SDS-3-5/NRO L-24/Scorpius	Comsat
USA-199	2007-12-20	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIR-18 (IIRM-5)	Navigation	Active
USA-200	2007-03-13	Atlas V 411	Trumpet-5/NRO L-28	ELINT
USA-201	2008-03-15	Delta 7925-9.5	GPS-IIR-19 (IIRM-6)	Navigation	Active