United States Air Force

United States Air Force

Government

Commander-in-Chief: President of the US

Successful Launches 972

Failed Launches 106

Pending Launches 0

Agency Description

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.

Rocket Configs

Atlas Agena B


Height 20.27 Meters

Max Stages 0

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 363 kN

Diameter 3.05 Meters

Mass To LEO 0 kg

Liftoff Mass 130 Tonnes


Launch Success 21

Consecutive Success 6

Maiden Flight 1961-01-31

Launch Failures 8


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Thor DM-21 Agena-B


Height 0.00 Meters

Max Stages 0

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 0 kN

Diameter 0.00 Meters

Mass To LEO 0 kg

Liftoff Mass 0 Tonnes


Launch Success 32

Consecutive Success 18

Maiden Flight 1960-10-26

Launch Failures 8


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Delta DM-19


Height 18.42 Meters

Max Stages 3

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 759 kN

Diameter 2.44 Meters

Mass To LEO 0 kg

Liftoff Mass 54 Tonnes


Launch Success 3

Consecutive Success 3

Maiden Flight 1960-05-13

Launch Failures 0


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Thor DM-21 Ablestar


Height 29.00 Meters

Max Stages 2

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 760 kN

Diameter 1.44 Meters

Mass To LEO 150 kg

Liftoff Mass 51 Tonnes


Launch Success 13

Consecutive Success 5

Maiden Flight 1960-04-13

Launch Failures 6


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