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Appendix B-1
U.S.-Launched Applications Satellites, 1988-Sep. 30, 1995
| Date |
Name |
Launch Vehicle |
Remarks |
| Communications |
| Sep. 29, 1988 |
TDRS-3 |
Space Shuttle |
Space-based communications and tracking satellite. |
| Mar. 13, 1989 |
TDRS-4 |
Space Shuttle |
Space-based communications and tracking satellite. |
| Sept. 25, 1989 |
Fltsatcom F-8 |
Atlas/Centaur |
Sixth, and last in series of geosynchronous satellites, for the Navy. |
| Jan. 1, 1990 |
Skynet 4A |
Titan III |
Launched for British Ministry of Defense. |
| Jan. 1, 1990 |
JCSAT 2 |
Titan III |
Second of dual Titan III launch, for Japanese Communications Satellite Co. |
| Jan. 9, 1990 |
Syncom IV-5 |
Space Shuttle |
Leasat 5, fourth in series of satellites, for the Navy. |
| Mar. 14, 1990 |
Intelsat 6 F-3 |
Titan III |
Launched for INTELSAT. |
| Apr. 13, 1990 |
Palapa-B2R |
Delta |
Launched for Indonesia. |
| Jun. 23, 1990 |
Intelsat 6 F-4 |
Titan III |
Launched for INTELSAT. |
| Aug. 18, 1990 |
BSB-2R |
Delta |
Launched for British Satellite Broadcasting. |
| Aug. 2, 1991 |
TDRS-5 |
Space Shuttle |
Space-based communications and tracking satellite. |
| Feb. 10, 1992 |
DSCS III |
Atlas II |
Launched by the Air Force for DoD. |
| Mar. 14, 1992 |
Galaxy 5 |
Atlas I |
Commercial communications satellite. |
| May 14, 1992 |
Palapa-B4 |
Delta |
Launched for Indonesia. |
| Jun. 10, 1992 |
INTELSAT K |
Atlas IIA |
Launched for INTELSAT. |
| Jul. 2, 1992 |
DSCS III |
Atlas II |
Launched by the Air Force for DoD. |
| Aug. 31, 1992 |
Satcom C4 |
Delta II |
Commercial communications satellite. |
| Oct. 12, 1992 |
DFS-3 |
Delta II |
Launched by McDonnell Douglas for German communications. |
| Jan. 13, 1993 |
TDRS-6 |
Space Shuttle |
Space-based communications and tracking satellite. |
| Feb. 9, 1993 |
OXP-1 |
Pegasus |
Experimental, demonstration satellite for transmitting brief messages with hand-held communicators. |
| Mar. 25, 1993 |
UFO-1 |
Atlas-Centaur I |
Launched for the Navy but to a useless orbit. |
| Jul. 19, 1993 |
DSCS III |
Atlas II |
Launched by the Air Force for DoD. |
| Sep. 3, 1993 |
UFO-2 |
Atlas-Centaur I |
Second of nine UHF satellites to replace the Navy's Fleet Satellite Communications System. |
| Sep. 12, 1993 |
ACTS |
Space Shuttle |
Test of advanced communications satellite technology. |
| Nov. 28, 1993 |
DSCS III |
Atlas II |
Defense Satellite Communications System satellite. |
| Dec. 8, 1993 |
NATO IVB |
Delta II |
NATO communications satellite for communications with NATO military forces and between NATO nations. |
| Dec. 16, 1993 |
Telstar 401 |
Atlas II |
AT&T television and data communications satellite. |
| Feb. 7, 1994 |
Milstar |
Titan IV |
Initial Milstar EHF/UHF secure voice satellite for DoD. |
| Feb. 19, 1994 |
Galaxy 1R |
Delta II |
Hughes video communications satellite. |
| May 19, 1994 |
STEP-2 |
Pegasus |
Test satellite to separate adjacent, overlapping cochannel communications. |
| Jun. 24, 1994 |
UFO-3 |
Atlas I |
Third of nine UHF satellites to replace the Navy's Fleet Satellite Communications System. |
| Aug. 3, 1994 |
DBS-2 |
Atlas IIA |
Commercial television satellite owned by DIRECTV and United States Satellite Broadcasting. |
| Oct. 6, 1994 |
Intelsat 703 |
Atlas IIAS |
Provide telecommunications to North Pacific region. |
| Nov. 29, 1994 |
Orion |
Atlas IIA |
German spacecraft. |
| Jan. 10, 1995 |
Intelsat 704 |
Atlas IIAS |
Provide telecommunications to MidEast, Africa, and Europe. |
| Jan. 28, 1995 |
EHF-F4 (UFO-4) |
Atlas II |
Navy spacecraft on commercial launch vehicle. |
| Mar. 22, 1995 |
Intelsat 705 |
Atlas IIAS |
Provide telecommunications for Latin America. |
| Apr. 3, 1995 |
Orbcomm 1 and 2 |
Pegasus |
First of 26 planned satellites for global paging and data communication. |
| Apr. 7, 1995 |
MSAT (AMSC-1) |
Atlas IIA |
American Mobile Satellite Corp.-mobile telephone communications. |
| May 31, 1995 |
EHF-F5 (UFO-5) |
Atlas II |
Navy spacecraft on commercial launch vehicle. |
| Jul. 13, 1995 |
TDRS-7 |
STS-70 |
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite in F and Ku bands. |
| Jul. 31, 1995 |
DSCS-III |
Atlas IIA |
Defense Satellite Communications System. |
| Aug. 5, 1995 |
Koreasat |
Delta II |
South Korean television. |
| Aug. 28, 1995 |
JCSat3 |
Atlas IIA |
Japan's first regional communication satellite. |
(continued)
| Date |
Name |
Launch Vehicle |
Remarks |
| Weather Observationa |
| Feb. 2, 1988 |
DMSP F-9 |
Atlas E |
DoD meteorological satellite. |
| Sep. 24, 1988 |
NOAA-11 |
Atlas E |
Launched for NOAA, to repair NOAA-9. |
| Dec. 1, 1990 |
DMSP F-10 |
Atlas E |
DoD meteorological satellite. |
| May 14, 1991 |
NOAA-12 |
Atlas E |
Launched for NOAA. |
| Nov. 28, 1992 |
DMSP F-11 |
Atlas E |
DoD meteorological satellite. |
| Feb. 9, 1993 |
SCD 1 |
Pegasus |
Satellite to monitor cloud cover, rainfall, flood and tide levels, and air quality over Brazil. |
| Aug. 9, 1993 |
NOAA-13 |
Atlas E |
Launched for NOAA, but communications lost on Aug. 21, 1993. |
| Apr. 13, 1994 |
GOES-8 |
Atlas I |
Satellite to provide data on weather and the atmosphere. |
| Aug. 29, 1994 |
DMSP F-12 |
Atlas E |
Meteorological satellite for DoD. |
| Dec. 30, 1994 |
NOAA-14 |
Atlas E |
Replaced NOAA-11. |
| Apr. 3, 1995 |
Microlab 1 |
Pegasus |
Microsatellite with global lightning mapper. Also carries a GPS radio receiver to infer temperature and humidity in path of GPS satellites near the horizon. |
| Mar. 24, 1995 |
DMSP/F13 |
Atlas E |
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. Final Atlas E launch. |
| May 23, 1995 |
GOES-9 |
Atlas I |
Replaced GOES-7. |
| Earth Observation and Geodesy |
| Oct. 23, 1992 |
LAGEOS II |
Space Shuttle |
Joint NASA-Italian satellite for a variety of Earth observation and geodetic missions. |
| Oct. 5, 1993 |
Landsat-6 |
Titan II |
Launched to monitor Earth resources, but communications lost. |
| May 9, 1994 |
MSTI-2 |
Scout |
Satellite to detect ballistic missile launches and also perform environment and ecological monitoring. |
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| Date |
Name |
Launch Vehicle |
Remarks |
| Navigationa |
| Apr. 25, 1988 |
SOOS-3 |
Scout |
Dual satellites, part of Navy navigation system. |
| Jun. 16, 1988 |
NOVA-2 |
Scout |
Third of improved Transit System satellites, for DoD. |
| Aug. 25, 1988 |
SOOS-4 |
Scout |
Dual satellites, part of Navy navigation system. |
| Feb. 14, 1989 |
GPS-1 (Block II) |
Delta |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| June 10, 1989 |
GPS-2 (Block II) |
Delta |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Aug. 18, 1989 |
GPS-3 (Block II) |
Delta |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Oct. 21, 1989 |
GPS-4 (Block II) |
Delta |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Dec. 11, 1989 |
GPS-5 (Block II) |
Delta |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Jan. 24, 1990 |
GPS-6 (Block II) |
Delta |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Mar. 26, 1990 |
GPS-7 (Block II) |
Delta |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Aug. 2, 1990 |
GPS-8 (Block II) |
Delta |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Oct. 1, 1990 |
GPS-9 (Block II) |
Delta |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Nov. 16, 1990 |
GPS-10 (Block II) |
Delta |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Jul. 4, 1991 |
GPS-11 (Block II) |
Delta |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Feb. 23, 1992 |
GPS-12 (Block II) |
Delta |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Apr. 10, 1992 |
GPS-13 (Block II) |
Delta |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Jul. 7, 1992 |
GPS-14 (Block II) |
Delta |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Sep. 9, 1992 |
GPS-15 (Block II) |
Delta |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Nov. 22, 1992 |
GPS-16 (Block II) |
Delta II |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Dec. 18, 1992 |
GPS-17 (Block II) |
Delta II |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Feb. 3, 1993 |
GPS-18 (Block II) |
Delta II |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Mar. 30, 1993 |
GPS-19 (Block II) |
Delta II |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| May 13, 1993 |
GPS-20 (Block II) |
Delta II |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Jun. 26, 1993 |
GPS-21 (Block II) |
Delta II |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Aug. 30, 1993 |
GPS-22 (Block II) |
Delta II |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Oct. 26, 1993 |
GPS (Block II) |
Delta II |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
| Mar. 10, 1994 |
GPS (Block II) |
Delta II |
Global Positioning System satellite. |
a Does not include Department of Defense satellites that are not individually identified by launch.
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