Appendix 15B. Tables of operational military satellites TED MOLCZAN and JOHN PIKE*

Table 15B.1. US operational military satellites, as of 31 December 2002a

Common Official Intl NORAD Launched Launch Perigee Apogee Incl. Period name name name design. (date) Launcher site (km) (km) (deg.) (min.) Comments

Navigation satellites in medium earth orbit GPS 2-02 SVN 13/USA 38 1989-044A 20061 10 June 89 Delta 6925 CCAFS 19 594 20 787 53.4 718.0 GPS 2-04b SVN 19/USA 47 1989-085A 20302 21 Oct 89 Delta 6925 CCAFS 21 204 21 238 53.4 760.2 (Retired, not in SEM Almanac) GPS 2-05 SVN 17/USA 49 1989-097A 20361 11 Dec 89 Delta 6925 CCAFS 19 795 20 583 55.9 718.0 GPS 2-08b SVN 21/USA 63 1990-068A 20724 2 Aug 90 Delta 6925 CCAFS 19 716 20 705 56.2 718.8 (Decommissioned Jan. 2003) GPS 2-09 SVN 15/USA 64 1990-088A 20830 1 Oct 90 Delta 6925 CCAFS 19 978 20 404 55.8 718.0 GPS 2A-01 SVN 23/USA 66 1990-103A 20959 26 Nov 90 Delta 6925 CCAFS 19 764 20 637 56.4 718.4 GPS 2A-02 SVN 24/USA 71 1991-047A 21552 4 July 91 Delta 7925 CCAFS 19 927 20 450 56.0 717.9 GPS 2A-03 SVN 25/USA 79 1992-009A 21890 23 Feb 92 Delta 7925 CCAFS 19 913 20 464 53.9 717.9 GPS 2A-04b SVN 28/USA 80 1992-019A 21930 10 Apr 92 Delta 7925 CCAFS 20 088 20 284 54.5 717.8 (Decommissioned May 1997) GPS 2A-05 SVN 26/USA 83 1992-039A 22014 7 July 92 Delta 7925 CCAFS 19 822 20 558 55.9 718.0 GPS 2A-06 SVN 27/USA 84 1992-058A 22108 9 Sep 92 Delta 7925 CCAFS 19 742 20 638 54.1 718.0 GPS 2A-07 SVN 32/USA 85 1992-079A 22231 22 Nov 92 Delta 7925 CCAFS 20 042 20 339 55.7 718.0 GPS 2A-08 SVN 29/USA 87 1992-089A 22275 18 Dec 92 Delta 7925 CCAFS 19 971 20 407 55.7 718.0 GPS 2A-09 SVN 22/USA 88 1993-007A 22446 3 Feb 93 Delta 7925 CCAFS 19 768 20 609 53.4 717.9 GPS 2A-10 SVN 31/USA 90 1993-017A 22581 30 Mar 93 Delta 7925 CCAFS 19 894 20 485 53.9 718.0 GPS 2A-11 SVN 37/USA 91 1993-032A 22657 13 May 93 Delta 7925 CCAFS 19 864 20 516 53.9 718.0 GPS 2A-12 SVN 39/USA 92 1993-042A 22700 26 June 93 Delta 7925 CCAFS 19 824 20 555 54.3 718.0 GPS 2A-13 SVN 35/USA 94 1993-054A 22779 30 Aug 93 Delta 7925 CCAFS 20 085 20 291 53.6 717.9 GPS 2A-14 SVN 34/USA 96 1993-068A 22877 26 Oct 93 Delta 7925 CCAFS 20 023 20 353 55.4 717.9 GPS 2A-15 SVN 36/USA 100 1994-016A 23027 10 Mar 94 Delta 7925 CCAFS 20 014 20 364 53.8 717.9

* The authors wish to acknowledge the international group of hobbyists who annually produce thousands of precise observations of over 100 US military satellites, from which they derive accurate orbital elements. This small, informal group is the sole public source of orbital data for more than 30 of the satellites listed in these tables. NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL, NON-PROLIFERATION AND BMD 629 Prob. replaced by USA 137 Prob. replaced by USA 162 + COBRA BRASS (Capricorn) + COBRA BRASS (Aquila) 500500 39 850500 39 850 63.4500 39 850 63.4500 717.7 39 850 63.4 717.7 39 850 63.4 717.7 63.4 717.7 717.7 1 2001 200 11 6001 200 11 600 63.4 11 600 63.4 240.0 63.4 240.0 240.0 USA 40USA 89 1989-061B 1992-086B 20167 22518 8 Aug 89 2 Dec 92 STS STS 53. .. . KSC KSC USA 20USA 46USA 95 1986-096A 1976-023B 1989-077A 17181 1980-087A 8747 1993-056A 20253 12046 5 Dec 86 15 Mar 76 22787 Titan 3C 25 Sep 89 31 Oct 80 Atlas Atlas G 3 Sep 93 Atlas CCAFS Atlas I CCAFS CCAFS 35 685 CCAFS 35 770 35 766 CCAFS 35 888 35 681 35 792 11.1 35 809 35 166 35 894 1436.0 2.6 4.9 36 409 12.3 105°W, Lincoln Exp. Satellite 1435.9 1436.1 1436.0 2.8 23°W, Atlantic, spare 100°W, CONUS, spare 172°E, Pacific, spare 1436.0 74°E, Indian Ocean, spare c c c c c c c FLTSAT 4 FLTSAT 7 FLTSAT 8 UFO 02 UFO 03UFO 04 EHFUFO 05 EHF USA 108UFO 06 EHF USA 104 USA 111UFO 07 EHF USA 114UFO 08 GBS USA 127UFO 09 GBS 1995-003A USA 138 1994-035AUFO 10 GBS 1995-027A 23467 USA 140 23132 1995-057A 23589 29 Jan 95 USA 146 1996-042A 23696 24 June 94 31 May 95 Atlas II Atlas I 1998-016A 23967 Atlas II 22 Oct 95 1998-058A 25258 25 July 96 Atlas II CCAFS 1999-063A 25501 Atlas II 16 Mar 98 CCAFS CCAFS 25967 Atlas II 20 Oct 98 35 762 CCAFS 35 767 35 775 24 Nov 99 Atlas II CCAFS 35 774 Atlas II 35 775 CCAFS 35 808 35 799 35 770 3.3 CCAFS 35 799 35 770 3.4 2.8 CCAFS 35 805 1435.2 35 770 1436.0 1436.1 3.5 35 792 35 779 2°E 3.7 76°E 80°W 1436.0 35 805 5.2 35 807 1436.1 104°W 5.6 1435.9 108°W 3.9 1436.0 44°W 1436.0 132°W 79°E SDS II-2 SDS II-3SDS III-1SDS III-2SLDCOM 1 USA 125 USA 137SLDCOM 2 USA 162 SLDCOM 3 USA 59 USA 72 1996-038A USA 119 23945 1998-005A 2001-046A 25148 3 July 96 1990-050A 26948 29 Jan 98 1991-076A Titan IVA 20641 10 Oct 01 1996-029A Atlas IIA 21775 8 June 90 Atlas 2AS 23893 CCAFS 8 Nov 91 Titan IV CCAFS CCAFS 12 May 96 Titan IV Titan IV VAFB VAFB VAFB Communications satellites in elliptical orbit Communications satellites in SDS II-1 Communications satellites in geostationary orbit LES 9 GPS 2A-16GPS 2A-17GPS 2A-18 SVN 33/USA 117 1996-019AGPS 2A-19 SVN 40/USA 126 1996-041A 23833GPS IIR-02 SVN 30/USA 128 1996-056A 23953GPS IIR-03 28 Mar 96 SVN 38/USA 134 1997-067A 24320GPS IIR-04 Delta 7925 16 July 96 132 SVN 43/USA 1997-035A 25030GPS IIR-05 Delta 7925 CCAFS 12 Sep 96 145 SVN 46/USA 1999-055A 24876GPS IIR-06 CCAFS Delta 7925 6 Nov 97 150 SVN 51/USA 20 086 2000-025A 25933GPS IIR-07 23 July 97 151 SVN 44/USA CCAFS Delta 7925 20 054 2000-040A 26360 Delta 7925 7 Oct 99 154 SVN 41/USA 20 294 CCAFS 2000-071A 26407 20 016 CCAFS 11 May 00 156 SVN 54/USA 20 324 Delta 7925 53.4 2001-004A 26605 Delta 7925 19 965 16 July 00 20 363 56.2 20 145 CCAFS 26690 CCAFS Delta 7925 10 Nov 00 718.0 20 413 54.0 Delta 7925 CCAFS 30 Jan 01 718.0 20 235 20 150 146 20 55.1 CCAFS Delta 7925 718.0 55.9 20 002 20 229 20 234 CCAFS 718.0 20 144 718.0 52.4 20 377 55.3 20 098 20 234 55.0 718.0 718.0 55.6 20 282 718.0 55.2 718.0 718.0 Replacing USA 066 630 NON-PROLIFERATION, ARMS CONTROL, DISARMAMENT, 2002 45°W, W. Atlantic Residual 60°E, Indian Ocean 180°E, W. Pacific Residual #2 57°E, Indian Ocean Residual 52°W, W. Atlantic 135°W, W. Pacific 175°E, W. Pacific 12°W, E. Atlantic 177.5°E, Pacific 103°W, Americas 90° W, Americas 3.2° E, Europe 38°W, repl. by USA 149? 150°W, W. Pacific Residual #1 130°W, E. Pacific Residual 35 786 35 78635 78635 786 0.0 35 786 1436.1 35 786 0.0 0.0 1436.1 1436.1 35 46735 758 36 107 35 817 7.1 6.8 1436.1 1436.1 35 786 35 78635 786 0.035 786 1436.1 35 78635 786 35 78635 786 0.0 35 78635 786 0.0 1436.1 35 78635 766 0.0 1436.1 35 786 35 786 0.0 1436.1 35 81035 787 0.0 1436.1 35 78635 786 0.4 1436.1 35 802 0.0 1436.1 35 786 3.6 1436.1 0.0 1436.1 1436.1 35 78635 786 35 786 35 786 0.0 0.0 1436.1 1436.1 USA 78/F5 USA 93/F7 1992-006A USA 97/F8 21873 11 Feb 92 1993-046A 22719 Atlas II 1993-074A 22915 19 July 93 Atlas II 28 Nov 93 CCAFS Atlas II CCAFS CCAFS NNSS 30290 1987-080B 18361NNSS 30250 16 Sep 87NNSS 30310 Scout G 1988-074A 1988-074B 19419USA 39 VAFB 19420USA 65 25 Aug 88 Scout G 25 Aug 88 1 017 Scout G 1989-046A VAFB 1990-095A 20066 1 181 VAFB 20929 14 June 89 90.3 Titan IVA 1 034 13 Nov 90 107.2 1 035 Titan IVA CCAFS 1 181 Stored CCAFS 1 179 89.8 89.8 107.3 107.3 Stored Stored USA 12/F3 USA 44/F4 1985-092A 16115 1989-069B 20203 3 Oct 85 4 Sep 89 STS 51 Titan 34D KSC CCAFS

USA 131 1997-012A 24753 4 Apr 97 Titan 2 VAFB 840 855 98.7 101.8 Back-up b b c c c c c c c c c DSCS III B-5 Weather satellites GFODMSP 5D-2 F12 USA 106DMSP 5D-2 F13 USA 109DMSP 5D-2 F14 . . 1994-057A 1995-015A 23233 23533 29 Aug 94 Atlas E 24 Mar 95 Atlas E VAFB 1998-007AEarly-warning satellites in geostationary orbit 25157 VAFBDSP F14 DSP 14 10 Feb 98 841 Taurus 844 857 VAFB 852 98.5 98.8 101.8 790 101.8 793 108.1 100.6 GeoSat follow-on Common Official Intlname NORAD Launched name Launch Perigee Apogee name Incl. Period design. (date) site Launcher (km) (km) (deg.) (min.) Comments DMSP 5D-3 F15 USA 147Oscar 29 1999-067A 25991 12 Dec 99 Titan 2 VAFB 837 851 98.7 101.7 Oscar 27Oscar 23Oscar 32Oscar 25 NNSS 30270Oscar 31 NNSS 30230 NNSS 30320 1987-080A 1988-033A 18362DSP F15 DSP 15 1988-033B 19070 16 Sep 87 19071 Scout G 26 Apr 88 Scout G 26 Apr 88 Scout G VAFB VAFB VAFB 1 017 1 018 1 184 1 018 1 307 90.3 1 305 90.3 107.2 90.3 108.5 Operational 108.5 Operational Operational DSCS III B-12DSCS III B-9 USA 82/F6DSCS III B-10 DSCS III B-7DSCS III B-13 1992-037A 22009 USA 113/F9DSCS III B-8 USA 135/F10DSCS III B-11 92 2 July USA 148/F11Milstar-I 1 1995-038A 1997-065A Atlas II USA 153/F12 23628Milstar-I 2 25019 2000-001AMilstar-II 1 2000-065A 31 July 95 24 Oct. 97 26052 26575 USA 99/DFS-1 CCAFS Milstar-5 Atlas IIA Atlas IIA USA 115/DFS-2 21 Jan 00GeoLITE 1994-009A 20 Oct 00 USA 157 1995-060A CCAFS CCAFS Atlas IIA 22988 Atlas IIA 23712 7 Feb 94 USA 164 CCAFS USA 158 6 Nov 96 CCAFS Titan IVA 2001-009A Titan IVA 26715 CCAFS 2002-001A CCAFS 27 Feb 01 2001-020A 27168 Titan IVB 26770 16 Jan 02 18 May 01 CCAFS Titan IVB Atlas IIA CCAFS CCAFS DSCS III A-2 DSCS III B-14 NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL, NON-PROLIFERATION AND BMD 631 Poss. replacement for USA 8 Poss. replacement for USA 48 165°W 103°E 146.5°W + HERITAGE + HERITAGE + EHF Polar Adjunct 39 334 63.7 717.6 38 734 63.1 717.8 500 39 850 63.4 717.7 35 78635 786 35 78635 786 35 78635 786 3.0 35 78635 786 3.0 1436.1 35 786 3.0 1436.1 35 786 3.0 1436.1 3.0 1436.1 1436.1 35 862 35 870 4.5 1440.1 35 786 35 786 0.0 1436.1 35 786 35 786 0.0 1436.1 35 786 35 786 0.0 1436.1 20 USA 130 1997-008A 24737 23 Feb 97 Titan IVB CCAFS

17 USA 107 1994-084A 23435 22 Dec 94 Titan IVA CCAFS

Crystal 2 USA 116 Crystal 3 USA 129 1995-066A 1996-072A 23728 24680 5 Dec 95 20 Dec 96 Titan IV Titan IV VAFB VAFB 411 277 838 970 97.9 97.9 97.1 97.1

DSP DSP 18 USA 142 1999-017A 25669 9 Apr 99 IVB Titan CCAFS

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Improved Electronic intelligence satellites Orion/Magnum 3 USA 67Orion/Mentor 4Orion/Mentor 5 110 USA Mercury 1 USA 139 Mercury 2 1990-097BTrumpet 1 1995-022A 20963 USA 105 1998-029A 23567 90 15 Nov USA 118 25336 STS 38 14 May 95 USA 103 Electronic ocean surveillance satellites Titan IVA 9 May 98 1994-054ANOSS 1-7 SSU 1 Titan IVA KSC CCAFS USA 16 1996-026A 23223NOSS 1-7 SSU 2 USA 17 1994-026A 23855 CCAFS 27 Aug 94NOSS 1-7 SSU 3 USA 18 23097 Titan IVA 24 Apr 96NOSS 2-1 SSU 1 USA 60 Titan IVA 3 May 94NOSS 2-1 SSU 2 1986-014D CCAFS USA 61 NOSS 2-1 SSU 3 Titan IVA 1986-014E 16623 CCAFS USA 62 NOSS 2-2 SSU 1 1986-014H 16624 86 9 Feb CCAFS USA 74 NOSS 2-2 SSU 2 1990-050E 16631 9 Feb 86 USA 76 Atlas HNOSS 2-2 SSU 3 1990-050C 20642 86 9 Feb USA 77 1 026 Atlas HNOSS 2-3 SSU 1 1990-050D 20691 8 June 90 USA 119 Atlas HNOSS 2-3 SSU 2 1991-076C 20692 VAFB 90 8 June USA 120 Titan IV 21799NOSS 2-3 SSU 3 1991-076D VAFB 90 8 June Titan IV USA 121 21808NOSS 3-1 SSU 1 1991-076E VAFB 91 8 Nov Titan IV USA 160 1996-029D VAFBNOSS 3-1 SSU 2 21809 759 91 8 Nov Titan IV 23862 . . 1996-029C VAFBImagery intelligence satellites 758 8 Nov 91 Titan IV VAFB 1996-029E 23908May 96 12 766 1 468Improved Titan IV Titan IV VAFB 2001-040A 870 23936 96 12 May 1 469 63.4 VAFB 26905 868 Titan IV 12 May 96 1 461 63.4 VAFB VAFB 869 1 357 Titan IV 01 8 Sep 107.4 63.4 900 1 359 VAFB 63.4 107.4 2001-040C Atlas 2AS 901 Manoeuvred in 2002 1 358 VAFB 63.4 107.4 1 012 26907 107.4 1 327 903 Manoeuvred in 2002 VAFB 63.4 1 009 107.4 Manoeuvred in 2002 1 326 8 Sep 01 63.4 1 215 1 010 107.4 1 324 63.4 Atlas 2AS 1 042 1 218 63.4 107.4 63.4 1 218 107.4 VAFB 63.4 107.4 1 185 107.4 63.4 107.4 63.4 1 042 107.4 107.4 1 185 63.4 107.4 DSP F16DSP F17 USA 75 1991-080B 21805 24 Nov 91 STS 44 KSC DSP DSP F20 USA 149 2000-024A 26356 18 May 00 Titan IVB CCAFS 35 773 35 807 0.7 1436.2 11.9°E DSP F18 DSP Trumpet 2Trumpet 3 USA 112 USA 136 1995-034A 1997-068A 23609 25034 10 July 95 Titan IVA 8 Nov 97 IVA Titan CCAFS CCAFS 1 634 632 NON-PROLIFERATION, ARMS CONTROL, DISARMAMENT, 2002 e d f g h i camera now a USSSTRATCOM satellite tracking sensor. , ‘00’ = 2000, ‘01’ = 2001, ‘02’ = 2002. Space Based Visible Launched (date) Crystal 4 USA 161 2001-044A 26934 5 Oct 01 Titan IV VAFB 411 842 97.9 97.2 Replaced USA 116

: In the column Inactive/retired spacecraft. Low-observable, i.e. stealth satellite Back-up/spare spacecraft. orbit has characteristics of debris; perhaps a decoy. Misty 2 in a similar orbit to Misty 1. Object in the tabulated Figures in italics = orbital elements are estimated. Midcourse space experiment. Fast on-orbit recording transient events. Advanced research and global observation satellite. Tri-service experiments mission.

Note a b c d e f g h i Misty 1 USA 53 1990-019B 20516 28 Feb 90 36 STS KSC 732 739 66.2 99.4 Oct. 1997 orbit. De orbited? Improved Misty 2? Lacrosse/Onyx 2 USA 69 Lacrosse/Onyx 3 USA 133 Lacrosse/Onyx 4 USA 144 USA 152 satellites Minor military/technology development 1991-017A 21147Stacksat–TEX 1997-064A 25017 1999-028A RADCAL 2000-047A 8 Mar 91 P87-2/USA 57 25744 26473REX II 24 Oct 97 Titan IV 1990-031B MSX 22 May 99 17 Aug 00 Titan IV 20561 P92-1 Titan IVFORTE Titan IV VAFBARGOS 4 Nov 90 VAFB P89-1A VAFBMTI VAFB Atlas E TSX-5 MSX P92-A 649MightySat II.1 1993-041A P91-1 2 694 VAFB 663 22698 P99-1 685 1996-014A 656 25 June 93 3140 23814 P97-3 P95-2 670 Scout 68.0 689 1997-047A 63.4 616 9 Mar 96 1996-024A 57.0 1999-008A 24920 23851 68.0 XL Pegasus 148.5 97.7 25634 2000-042A VAFB 28 Aug 97 747 24 Apr 96 VAFB 97.9 26414 Pegasus XL payload’s orbit Probably not 98.4 24 Feb 99 Delta 2 2000-014A 89.8 2000-030A VAFB Delta 2 19 July 00 26102 26374 Minotaur 800 98.3 755 VAFB 12 Mar 00 7 June 00 VAFB Taurus 800 Pegasus CCAFS experiment Transceiver 835 887 902 90.1 VAFB 89.6 VAFB 830 827 492 101.2 70.0 101.2 910 Radiation Experiment II 840 517 101.1 Radar calibration 538 99.2 404 98.9 97.8 103.0 1 633 569 101.5 94.6 68.9 97.4 105.5 95.6 Multi-spectral thermal imager Common Official Intlname NORAD Launched name Launch Perigee Apogee name Incl. design. Period (date) site Launcher (km) (km) (deg.) (min.) Comments NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL, NON-PROLIFERATION AND BMD 633 Cosmos 2195 1992-36ACosmos 2218 1992-73A 22006Cosmos 2233 22207 1993-08ACosmos 2239 1 July 92 1993-20A 22487Cosmos 2266 29 Oct 92 Cosmos-3M 1993-70A 22590 PlesetskCosmos 2279 Cosmos-3M 9 Feb 93 Plesetsk 1994-24A 22888Cosmos 2327 1 Apr 93 Cosmos-3M 23092 959 1996-04ACosmos 2334 Plesetsk 969 2 Nov 93 Cosmos-3M 1996-52A 23773 Plesetsk 26 Apr 94 1 016 Cosmos-3M 957 24304 Plesetsk Cosmos-3M 1 020 Plesetsk 16 Jan 96 967 Cosmos-3M 5 Sep 96 1 011 82.9 952 Plesetsk 957 82.9 Cosmos-3M 1004 Plesetsk 104.8 1023 953 82.9 1 012 104.9 970 82.9 unclear Plane 1, off status 1 026 104.7 Replaced by Cosmos 2366 82.9 82.9 1 015 104.7 Plane 5, active 1999 Cosmos 2308 83.0 104.8 104.7 1995-09B 1999 Plane 4, off active Cosmos 2317 82.9 (Plane 1) 104.8 1995-37B 23512 378 Replaced by Cosmos Cosmos 2318 1995-37B 23621Cosmos 2324 104.9 7 Mar 95 Replaced by Cosmos 2334 1995-68B 23622 24 July 95 Proton-K Plane 2, standby active 1999 23735 Proton-K 24 July 95 Proton-K Baikonur 13 Dec 95 19 118 Baikonur Proton-K 19 083 Baikonur 19 155 19 058 19 191 Baikonur 19 127 19 215 63.7 19 146 65.0 65.0 675.7 675.7 65.0 675.7 Withdrawn 31 Oct. 2001 Oct. 2001 Withdrawn 31 675.7 2001 Withdrawn 6 Apr. Withdrawn 30 Dec. 2001 a a a a Russian operational military satellites, as of 31 December 2002 military satellites, as Russian operational a a a a a a a a Parus 77 Parus 78 Parus 79 Parus 80 Parus 81 Parus 84 Parus 85 Parus 86Parus 87Parus 88Parus 89Parus 90 Cosmos 2336Parus 91 1996-71A Cosmos 2341Parus 92 1997-17A 24677 Cosmos 2346 1997-52A 24772 Cosmos 2361 20 Dec 96 1998-76A 24953 Cosmos 2366 Cosmos-3M 17 Apr 97GLONASS 75 781 Plesetsk 25590 1999-45A Cosmos 2378 Cosmos-3M 24 Sep 97GLONASS 76 785 Plesetsk 25892 2001-23A 24 Dec 98 Cosmos 2389 Cosmos-3M 983GLONASS 78 778 Plesetsk 2002-26A 26818 Cosmos-3M 26 Aug 99 Plesetsk 982GLONASS 80 786 Cosmos-3M 27436 1 015 29 May 01 Plesetsk 942GLONASS 81 784 Cosmos-3M 1 017 Cosmos 2362 971 28 May 02 PlesetskGLONASS 82 779 1998-77A Cosmos-3M 964 Cosmos 2363 82.9 PlesetskGLONASS 83 783 999 1 018 1998-77B 25593 Cosmos 2364 966 82.9GLONASS 84 787 1 013 1998-77C 25594 105.0 Cosmos 2374 952 30 Dec 98GLONASS 85 788 25595 1 016 2000-63A 82.9 105.0 82.9 Cosmos 2375 Proton-K 30 Dec 98GLONASS 86 790 Plane 4 1 022 2000-63B 26564 82.9 30 Dec 98 Cosmos 2376 Proton-K Plane 2 104.4 Baikonur 104.9 2000-63C 26565 Proton-K 82.9 Cosmos 2380 13 Oct 00 19 105 104.8 Baikonur 2001-53C 26566 82.9 13 Oct 00 Proton-K 19 110 Plane 1 Plane 5 19 169 Baikonur 104.8 26987 19 132 13 Oct 00 Plane 3, replaced Cosmos 2218 Proton-K 19 164 104.8 Baikonur 1 Dec 01 19 141 Proton-K 19 125 Plane 6, replaced Cosmos 2279 65.2 Baikonur 19 133 Plane 4, replaced Cosmos 2336 19 148 Proton-K 65.2 Baikonur 19 035 675.7 65.2 19 141 Baikonur 19 122 675.7 19 238 64.6 Replaced Cosmos 2235 675.7 19 151 64.6 675.7 64.6 Withdrawn 8 July 2002 675.7 64.8 675.7 675.7 Common Official IntlCommon Official NORADname Launched Launch orbit Navigation satellites in low earth PerigeeParus 76 Apogee Incl. name Period name design. (date) Launcher siteNavigation satellites in medium earth orbit (km)GLONASS 72 766 (km) (deg.) (min.) Comments Table 15B.2. Table 15B.2. 634 NON-PROLIFERATION, ARMS CONTROL, DISARMAMENT, 2002 GLONASS 87 789GLONASS 88 711 2381 Cosmos GLONASS 89 791 2001-53B 2382 Cosmos GLONASS 90 792 2001-53A 26988 2394 Cosmos GLONASS 91 793 2002-60A 26989 2395 Cosmos 1 Dec 01 low earth orbit Communications satellites in 2002-60B 27617 2396 Cosmos Proton-K 1 Dec 01 2002-60CStrela-3 27618 Proton-K 25 Dec 02 Baikonur 075 19 Strela-3 26619 Proton-K Baikonur 25 Dec 02 120 19 Strela-3 Proton-K Baikonur 25 Dec 02 19 198 19 133Strela-3 Proton-K 19 153 Baikonur 19 131Strela-3 19 137 Baikonur 64.9 19 127Strela-3 Cosmos 2337 19 138 64.8Strela-3 1997-06D Cosmos 2338 19 146 675.7 64.8Strela-3 1997-06E 24728 Cosmos 2339 675.7 64.8Strela-3 1997-06F 24729 Cosmos 2352 675.7 14 Feb 97 64.8 unhealthy since launch Strela-3 1998-36A 24730 Cosmos 2353 675.6 3 Tsyklon 14 Feb 97Strela-3 1998-36B 25363 Cosmos 2354 675.7 Plesetsk Tsyklon 3 14 Feb 97Strela-3 1998-36C 25364 Cosmos 2355 16 June 98 Tsyklon 3 Plesetsk 1 407Strela-3 1998-36D 25365 Tsyklon 3 Cosmos 2356 16 June 98 Plesetsk 1 415Strela-3 1998-36E 25366 Tsyklon 3 Plesetsk Cosmos 2357 16 June 98 1 417 1 416 1998-36F Tsyklon 3 25367 Plesetsk Cosmos 2384Communications satellites in elliptical orbit 16 June 98 1 317 1 417 2001-58D Tsyklon 3 25368 Plesetsk Cosmos 2385Molniya-M 3-44 16 June 98 1 307 1 419 82.6 2001-58E 27058 Plesetsk Tsyklon 3 Cosmos 2386 1 876Molniya-M 3-45 16 June 98 1 314 82.6 2001-58F 27059 Cosmos 2390 Tsyklon 3 Plesetsk 27 Dec 01 1 872Molniya-M 3-46 1 309 113.9 . . 2002-36A 82.6 27060 Cosmos 2391 3 Tsyklon Plesetsk 1 874Molniya-M 3-47 27 Dec 01 1 304 82.6 114.0 . . 2002-36B 27464 Plesetsk 1 870 Tsyklon 3Molniya-M 3-48 27 Dec 01 1 300 82.6 114.1 . . 27465 8 July 02 118.0 Tsyklon 3Molniya-M 3-49 Plesetsk 1 869 82.6 1 417 . . 8 July 02 117.9 Molniya-M 3-50 Plesetsk 1 865 82.6 Tsyklon 3 1 420 . . 1993-25A 118.0 Molniya-M 3-51 1 422 Tsyklon 3 Plesetsk 82.6 . . 1 410 22633 117.9 1993-49A 1 423 Plesetsk 82.6 . . 1 473 1994-51A 117.8 22729 21 Apr 93 1 421 . . 82.5 1 471 1995-42A 23211 117.7 Molniya-M 4 Aug 93 82.5 1 511 Plesetsk 1996-60A 23642 114.1 23 Aug 94 82.5 1 511 Molniya-M 1998-40A 24640 Plesetsk Molniya-M 114.2 9 Aug 95 389 82.5 Plesetsk 1999-36A 25379 114.0 2 630 24 Oct 96 Molniya-M 82.5 39 975 1 242 2001-30A 25847 Plesetsk 1 July 98 Molniya-M 115.7 37 751 Plesetsk 26867 1 375 39 106 8 July 99 115.7 Molniya-M 1 965 64.3 Plesetsk 20 July 01 Molniya-M 38 985 64.5 Plesetsk Molniya-M 38 401 64.8 Plesetsk 492 717.7 2 024 718.1 1 026 64.1 717.4 39 862 38 353 64.9 39 343 717.6 717.8 64.1 63.5 63.0 717.5 718.0 717.8 K-1 improved Common Official IntlCommon Official NORADname Launched Launch Perigee Apogee Incl. name Period name design. (date) site Launcher (km) (km) (deg.) (min.) Comments NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL, NON-PROLIFERATION AND BMD 635 1993-13A1993-62A 225571994-08A 22836 25 Mar 931999-10A Proton 22981 30 Sep 93 25642 Proton 5 Feb 942001-45A 28 Feb 99 Baikonur Proton 35 779 26936 Proton K Baikonur 35 783 6 Oct 01 35 790 Baikonur Baikonur 35 783 35 790 35 790 Proton K 35 801 800 35 5.9 Baikonur 35 785 5.5 1435.9 35 788 2.9 1436.0 5.3 12°E 1436.0 1436.5 70°E 0.4 35°E 98°E, drifting 0.10 deg/d W 1436.0 85°E ...... Cosmos 2221 1992-80ACosmos 2228 1992-94ACosmos 2242 22236 1993-24A 22286 24 Nov 92 Tsyklon 3 22626 25 Dec 92 Tsyklon 3 16 Apr 93 Plesetsk 3 Tsyklon Plesetsk 615 Plesetsk 615 643 616 644 643 82.5 82.5 82.5 97.2 97.2 97.2 a a a Tselina-D Tselina-D Tselina-2Tselina-2Tselina-2 Cosmos 2219 1992-76A Cosmos 2227 1992-93A Cosmos 2237 22219 1993-16A 22284 17 Nov 92 Zenit-2 22565 25 Dec 92 Zenit-2 26 Mar 93 Zenit-2 Baikonur Baikonur 840 Baikonur 845 854 868 864 859 71.1 71.0 101.9 70.9 101.9 Status? 102.0 Status? Status? Communications satellites in geostationary orbit Communications satellites in Luch-5Luch-6Potok/Geizer 6Potok/Geizer 7Potok/Geizer 8 Cosmos 2085Potok/Geizer 9 Luch 1990-61A Cosmos 2172Potok/Geizer 11 Luch 1 1991-79A Cosmos 2291Raduga 29 20693 1994-60A Cosmos 2319 Raduga 30 21789 90 18 July 1995-45A Cosmos 2371 ProtonRaduga 1-3 23267 91 22 Nov 1994-82A 2000-36A 1995-54A 23653 ProtonRaduga 1-4 21 Sep 94 23426 26394 23680 30 Aug 95Raduga 1-5 Proton Baikonur 16 Dec 94 4 July 00 Proton 11 Oct 95 35 777Raduga 1-6 Baikonur Proton Proton 35 760 Proton 35 798Early-warning satellites in elliptical orbit Baikonur 35 760 35 802 BaikonurOko-77 35 799 Baikonur Baikonur 35 810 35 766 BaikonurOko-78 35 770 35 752 7.7 35 840Oko-79 35 801 6.1 35 802 35 821 1436.1Oko-80 4.9 1435.7Oko-81 4.2 80°E 3.9 1435.9Oko-82 0.2 drifting 0.40 deg/d E 98°E, 3.0 Cosmos 2340 1437.7 2000-49A 1997-15A 1435.9Early-warning satellites in geostationary orbit Cosmos 2342 178°W 1436.0 1436.0 drifting 0.41deg/d W 117°W, 1997-22A 26477 Cosmos 2351 24761Prognoz 12 20°W 79°E 1998-27A 28 Aug 00 77°E Cosmos 2368 24800Prognoz 13 9 Apr 97 Proton K 1999-73A Cosmos 2388 25327 14 May 97Electronic intelligence satellites Molniya-M 2002-17A Molniya-M Cosmos 2393 26042 8 May 98 Baikonur Plesetsk PlesetskTselina-D 35 783 2002-59A 27409 28 Dec 99 Cosmos 2350 Molniya-M 3 291 2 694 35 790 Plesetsk 1998-25A Molniya-M 27613 1 Apr 02 Cosmos 2379 37 039 Plesetsk 2001-37A 37 656 24 Dec 02 3 016 25315 Molniya-M Molniya-M 1 936 Plesetsk 26892 28 Apr 98 37 331 0.5 Plesetsk 65.8 38 461 Proton 66.9 25 Aug 01 1436.0 549 Proton 658 717.0 64.0 717.4 39 804 63.1 49°E Baikonur 39 705 Replaced Cosmos 2217 35 769 717.4 Baikonur 35 786 718.4 35 813 63.6 62.9 35 793 717.5 717.7 1.5 1.2 1436.3 1436.2 Asian coverage 72°E, 24°W, USA coverage Molniya-M 3-52 . . 2001-50A 26970 25 Oct 01 Molniya-M Plesetsk 541 39 820 63.4 717.7 636 NON-PROLIFERATION, ARMS CONTROL, DISARMAMENT, 2002 , ‘00’ = 2000, ‘01’ = 2001, ‘02’ = 2002 Launched (date) Cosmos 2263 1993-59A 22802 16 Sep 93 Zenit-2 Baikonur 850 861 70.9 101.9 a : In the column Back-up/spare spacecraft. Note a Tselina-2Tselina-2Tselina-2Tselina-2Tselina-2 Cosmos 2278Tselina-2 1994-23A Cosmos 2297 1994-77A Cosmos 2322 23087 1995-58A Cosmos 2333 23404 23 Apr 94 1996-51A Cosmos 2360 23704 Zenit-2 24 Nov 94 1998-45A Zenit-2 Cosmos 2369 24297 31 Oct 95 2000-06A 25406 4 Sep 96 Zenit-2 Baikonur 26069 28 July 98 Baikonur Zenit-2 848 Zenit-2 3 Feb 00 Baikonur 841 Zenit-2 Baikonur 845 859 Baikonur 867 850 Baikonur 852 863 71.1 71.0 849 860 860 101.9 71.0 101.9 860 Status? 70.9 101.9 70.9 101.9 71.0 101.9 New heavy ELINT class 101.9 Tselina-2 satellites Electronic ocean surveillance US-PM 10US-PM 11Imagery intelligence satellites Yantar-4K1 Cosmos 2367Arkon 1 1999-72A Cosmos 2383Arkon 2 2001-57A 26040 26 Dec 99 Cosmos 2387 27053 2002-08A Tsyklon 2 20 Dec 01 26775 Tsyklon 2 Baikonur Cosmos 2344 25 Feb 02 1997-28A Cosmos 2392 Baikonur 399 Soyuz 2002-37A 24827 410 27470 6 June 97 470 25 July 02 Proton Plesetsk 423 Proton 65.0 165 Baikonur 65.0 Baikonur 1 466 93.2 344 1 512 2 790 92.8 20 July 2002 Re-entered 1 774 67.1 63.4 63.5 88.8 130.0 119.0 Re-entered 27 June 2002 Common Official IntlCommon Official NORADname Launched Launch Perigee Apogee Incl. name Period name design. (date) site Launcher (km) (km) (deg.) (min.) Comments NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL, NON-PROLIFERATION AND BMD 637 b c Rest of the world, operational military satellites, as of 31 December 2002 satellites, as of 31 December operational military Rest of the world, CommonIntl Official NORAD Launched LaunchPeriodIncl. NATO 3D Perigee Apogee . .Skynet 4ASkynet 4C . . . . 1984-115A 15391 14 Nov 84 1990-001A Thor Delta CCAFS 20401 1990-079A 20776 1 Jan 90 35 785 30 Aug 90 Titan 3 Ariane-4 35 790 Kourou CCAFS 5.2 1436.1 35 777 35 786 19.2°W, spare 35 797 35 789 4.7 5.2 1436.1 1436.1 1°W, spare 34°W, spare a a a Australia Comm.China Leasat 5 Comm.ImageryImagery Zhongxing-22Nav ZY 2-1 SYNCOM IV-05Nav ZY 2-2 ChinaSat-22 1990-002BSigint 20410Europe Beidou-01A 2000-003A Zi Yuan 2 9 Jan 90 Beidou-01BComm. Shenzou-4 26058 Zi Yuan 2B STS BNTS-1A 25 Jan 00 BNTS-1B LM-3A 2000-050A Shenzou-4 2002-049A KSC 26481 27550 Xichang 2000-069A 1 Sep 00 26599 2000-082AComm. 27 Oct 02 35 777 35 782 2000-061C CZ-4B 26643 CZ-4BComm. 30 Oct 00 27634Comm. 35 801 LM-3A Skynet 4E 20 Dec 00 35 795 TaiyuanImagery Taiyuan LM-3A 29 Dec 02 Skynet 4F 0.0 CZ-2FImagery Xichang 4.6 Sircal 1 Xichang Helios 1A 1436.2India . . 1436.2 35 773 494 486 Helios 1B Taiyuan . .Imagery 98°E 35 766 156°E 35 803Israel: commercial . .. . 35 809 TES 497 505 365Imagery 0.0 . . 97.3 97.4Imagery 0.0 1436.1 EROS-A1 1436.1 380 1990-09B 140°E 94.4 Ofeq-5 94.4 2001-005B 80°E 42.4 25639 . . 26695 . . 1995-033A 2001-005A 26 Feb 99 91.8 7 Feb 01 23605 Ariane-4 26694 1999-064A . . 25977 Ariane-4 Module Kourou 7 July 95 7 Feb 01 4 Dec 99 Kourou Ariane-4 Ariane-4 35 760 Ariane-4 Kourou Kourou 35 773 2001-049A Kourou 2000-079A 35 807 26957 26631 35 770 35 804 1.8 685 22 Oct 01 2000-025A 5 Dec 00 PSLV 685 2.5 27434 35 805 1435.9 START-1 1436.1 28 May 02 56°E Plesetsk 0.1 685 START-1 SHAR 5.9°E 685 1436.1 Palmachim 98.1 98.1 465 16°E 369 98.4 550 98.4 488 673 587 97.3 94.8 97.7 94.0 143.5 95.9 Table 15B.3. Mission name name nameComm. design.Comm. (date)Comm. NATO 4AComm. NATO 4B LauncherComm. site . . . . Skynet 4D (km) . . (km) 1991-001A 1993-076A 21047 (min.) 22921 (deg.) 8 Jan 91 7 Dec 93 Delta 7925 Comments 1998-002A CCAFS Delta 7925 25134 CCAFS 35 778 9 Jan 98 35 775 Delta 7925 35 798 CCAFS 35 802 4.3 35 566 2.5 1436.1 1436.1 35 798 17.8°W 20.2°W, spare 1.4 1430.7 moving 638 NON-PROLIFERATION, ARMS CONTROL, DISARMAMENT, 2002 , ‘00’ = 2000, ‘01’ = 2001 and ‘02’ = 2002. , ‘00’ = 2000, ‘01’ = 2001 and Launched (date) CommonIntl Official NORAD Launched LaunchPeriodIncl. Perigee Apogee : In the column Back-up/spare spacecraft manoeuvres in 2003. test flight of Shenzou manned spacecraft. Performed orbit-maintenance Orbital module from un-manned At 54.8°E on 31 Dec. 2002, drifting east 1.35 degrees per day. Arrived at 38.9°E early Feb. At 54.8°E on 31 Dec. 2002, drifting Note a b c USA: commercial ImageryImagery Ikonos 2 Quickbird 2 . . . . 2001-047A 1999-051A 26953 25919 18 Oct 01 24 Sep 99 Delta 2 Athena 2 VAFB VAFB 683 448 683 453 98.1 97.2 98.3 93.5 Mission name name name design. (date) Launcher site (km) (km) (min.) (deg.) Comments