Organizations/United States Air Force
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United States Air Force
Military · United States · Founded 1947 · af.mil
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
Headquarters
United States
Ownership
Government
Commander-in-Chief
President of the US
Founded
1947
Total Launches
1,051
0 this year · ~0/month
Satellites in Orbit
274
381 operated all time
Satellites Built
21
7 still in orbit
Products & Capabilities
Winged Reentry / Lifting Body Vehicle
Fleet
No launch vehicles operated directly.
Launches per Year
90% launch success rate
Satellites Launched per Year
Fleet in Orbit
- STPSat-72026-04-07 · LEO · Operator
- USA 5842026-02-12 · — · Operator
- DiskSat A2025-12-18 · LEO · Operator
- DiskSat D2025-12-18 · LEO · Operator
- DiskSat B2025-12-18 · LEO · Operator
Data Sources for This Record
curated, with source
Q11223
Launch statistics
Launch Library 2 · updated every 6h
GCAT (J. McDowell, CC-BY 4.0) · weekly