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United States Air Force
Government · US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Key figures
Total launches
1,078
Successes
972
Failures
106
Success rate
90.2 %
Success streak
68
Planned launches
0
Founded
1947
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Rocket fleet
Thor SLV-2A Agena D61×Atlas SLV-3 Agena D48×Thor DM-21 Agena-B40×Titan IIIC36×Delta II 792534×Atlas SLV-3D Centaur31×Thorad SLV-2G Agena D30×Delta 291430×Atlas LV-3 Agena B29×Titan 24B23×Titan IIID22×Titan IIIB22×Delta II 7925-9.522×Thor DM-21 Ablestar19×Thor Delta E117×Atlas SLV-3C Centaur17×Thor Agena A15×SM-65E Atlas15×Atlas LV-3 Agena D15×Titan II SLV13×Thorad SLV-2H Agena D13×Thor Agena D13×Scout G-113×Delta II 692513×North American X-1513×Delta II 7920-10C13×Thor Delta M12×Thor Burner 212×Delta 391412×Atlas SLV-3A Agena D12×Titan 34B11×Thor Delta C10×Scout A10×Titan 401A Centaur9×Titan 23B9×Thor Delta B9×Thor Delta9×SM-65F Atlas9×SM-65D Atlas9×Delta II 7420-10C8×Thor SLV-2 Agena D8×Thor Burner 2A8×Blue Scout Jr8×Titan 34D Transtage7×Titan 34D7×Delta 3910/PAM7×Atlas G Centaur7×Atlas F/SVS7×Atlas LV-3C Centaur D7×Thor Delta N6×Thor Delta E6×Scout B6×Delta 3920/PAM6×Delta 29106×Atlas II6×Titan IVB/Centaur6×Delta II 7920-106×Titan 403A5×Titan 402B IUS5×Thor DSV-2U5×Delta 39245×Atlas H5×Titan IIIA4×Thor Burner 14×Scout D-14×Atlas SLV-34×Atlas E/SGS-24×Atlas LV-3C Centaur4×Delta II 73204×Delta IV M3×Titan 404B3×Titan 404A3×Titan 402A IUS3×Titan 33B3×Thor SLV-2 Agena B3×Thor Delta N63×Thor Delta C13×Scout X-43×Scout X-33×Scout X-2M3×Delta III 89303×Delta II 7425-9.53×Delta II 7326-9.53×Delta 39203×Delta 39103×Delta 23133×Delta 23103×Delta 03003×Atlas IIAS3×Atlas IIA3×Atlas F MSD3×Atlas LV-3 Agena A3×Atlas-Able3×Thor-Delta3×Titan 405A2×Thor SLV-2A Agena B2×Thor MG-182×Thor Delta L2×Thor Delta G2×Thor Delta D2×Thor Delta A2×Thor Able II2×Scout B-12×Delta II 7925-82×Delta II 7925-102×Delta II 7920-10L2×Delta II 6920-102×Delta 4925-82×Delta 29132×Delta 19142×Delta 16042×Delta 09002×Atlas SLV-3 Burner-22×Delta II 7925H-9.52×Titan II GLV2×Delta II 7320-10C2×Delta IV M+(4,2)2×Titan 405B1×Titan 403B1×Titan 34D IUS1×Thor Delta M61×Thor Delta J1×Thor Able IV1×Thor Able III1×Scout X-3M1×Scout X-2B1×Scout A-11×Delta II 7920-81×Delta II 7426-9.51×Delta II 7425-101×Delta II 6925-81×Delta II 6920-81×Delta 5920-81×Delta 3920-81×Delta 39131×Delta 19131×Delta 19101×Delta 19001×Delta 14101×Atlas SLV-3 Agena B1×Atlas F/PTS1×Atlas F/OIS1×Atlas F/Agena D1×Atlas E/SVS1×Atlas E/OIS1×Atlas E MSD1×Atlas E Altair1×Delta II 7925-10L1×Delta II 7920H1×
Launches per year
of which in our database: 1078
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia
- https://www.af.mil