Air Force EELV manifest

August 29, 2003 - This schedule lists the rocket missions awarded under the U.S. Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. Note: The EELV Buy 2 missions are not yet included in the official manifest.

Near-term missions are shown with announced launch dates. The rest are listed with the Fiscal Year in which the flight is planned to occur. A Fiscal Year runs from October 1 of the previous calendar year to September 30 of the next. Example: FY '04 is Oct. 1, 2003 to Sept. 30, 2004.

Recent updates appear in red type. Please send any corrections, additions or updates by e-mail to: justin@spaceflightnow.com

Latest changes:
07/28: Setting up initial page
08/29: Delta 4/DSCS 3-B6 successfully launched

FY '04  Delta 4H  •  Heavy demo
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Boeing Delta 4 Heavy rocket will launch on a demonstration mission for the U.S. Air Force. The largest of the Delta 4 family, the Heavy version features three Common Booster Cores mounted together to form a triple-body. This launch will carry only a dummy payload in an effort to demonstrate that the rocket works before it blasts off on future flights with critical and expensive satellites for the U.S. government. [July 28]
FY '04  Delta 4  •  NRO L-22
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-6, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

The Boeing Delta 4 Medium+ rocket will launch a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The rocket will fly in a configuration with two strap-on solid rocket boosters. This is the first Delta 4 mission from the West Coast. [July 28]
FY '05  Delta 4H  •  NRO L-26
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Boeing Delta 4 Heavy rocket will launch a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The rocket will fly in the Heavy configuration with three Common Booster Cores mounted together to form a triple-body. [July 28]
FY '05  Delta 4  •  WGS 1
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Boeing Delta 4 Medium+ rocket will launch the first Wideband Gapfiller Satellite. Built by Boeing, this communications spacecraft will serve U.S. military forces. [July 28]
FY '05  Delta 4  •  DMSP 17
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-6, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

The Boeing Delta 4 Medium rocket will launch the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program 17 spacecraft for the U.S. Air Force. Built by Lockheed Martin, this polar-orbiting weather satellite will be used by the military for global weather forecasting. [July 28]
FY '05  Delta 4H  •  DSP 23
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Boeing Delta 4 Heavy rocket will launch the 23rd and last Defense Support Program missile-warning spacecraft for the U.S. Air Force. The rocket will fly in the Heavy configuration with three Common Booster Cores mounted together to form a triple-body. [July 28]
FY '05  Atlas 5  •  WGS 2
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Lockheed Martin Atlas 5-500 rocket will launch the second Wideband Gapfiller Satellite. Built by Boeing, this communications spacecraft will serve U.S. military forces. This will be the first Air Force EELV launch using the Atlas 5. [July 28]
FY '06  Atlas 5  •  NRO L-28
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-3, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

The Lockheed Martin Atlas 5-500 rocket will launch a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. This launch is one of seven transferred from Delta 4 to Atlas 5 as Boeing's penalty with wrongdoing in the EELV procurement process. [July 28]
FY '06  Delta 4  •  GPS 2F-1
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Boeing Delta 4 Medium rocket will launch the first Global Positioning System Block 2F satellite. Built by Boeing, this advance spacecraft will join the U.S. military's GPS navigation constellation. [July 28]
FY '06  Atlas 5  •  STP 1
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Lockheed Martin Atlas 5-400 rocket will launch the Space Test Program 1 experimental research satellite for the U.S. Air Force. This launch is one of seven transferred from Delta 4 to Atlas 5 as Boeing's penalty with wrongdoing in the EELV procurement process. [July 28]
FY '06  Atlas 5  •  WGS 3
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Lockheed Martin Atlas 5-500 rocket will launch the third Wideband Gapfiller Satellite. Built by Boeing, this communications spacecraft will serve U.S. military forces. This launch is one of seven transferred from Delta 4 to Atlas 5 as Boeing's penalty with wrongdoing in the EELV procurement process. [July 28]
FY '07  Atlas 5  •  SBIRS H-1
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Lockheed Martin Atlas 5-500 rocket will launch the first Space Based Infrared Systems spacecraft for the U.S. Air Force. Made by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, SBIRS satellites are the next-generation follow-on to the DSP missile-warning spacecraft. [July 28]
FY '07  Atlas 5  •  GPS 2F-2
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Lockheed Martin Atlas 5-400 rocket will launch the second Global Positioning System Block 2F satellite. Built by Boeing, this advance spacecraft will join the U.S. military's GPS navigation constellation. [July 28]
FY '07  Atlas 5  •  GPS 2F-3
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Lockheed Martin Atlas 5-400 rocket will launch the third Global Positioning System Block 2F satellite. Built by Boeing, this advance spacecraft will join the U.S. military's GPS navigation constellation. This launch is one of seven transferred from Delta 4 to Atlas 5 as Boeing's penalty with wrongdoing in the EELV procurement process. [July 28]
FY '07  Atlas 5  •  NRO L-24
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Lockheed Martin Atlas 5-500 rocket will launch a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. [July 28]
FY '07  Atlas 5  •  DMSP 18
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-3, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

The Lockheed Martin Atlas 5-400 rocket will launch the last Defense Meteorological Satellite Program spacecraft for the U.S. Air Force. Built by Lockheed Martin, this polar-orbiting weather satellite will be used by the military for global weather forecasting. This launch is one of seven transferred from Delta 4 to Atlas 5 as Boeing's penalty with wrongdoing in the EELV procurement process. [July 28]
FY '07  Atlas 5  •  GPS 2F-4
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Lockheed Martin Atlas 5-400 rocket will launch the fourth Global Positioning System Block 2F satellite. Built by Boeing, this advance spacecraft will join the U.S. military's GPS navigation constellation. [July 28]
FY '08  Delta 4  •  GPS 2F-5
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Boeing Delta 4 Medium rocket will launch the fifth Global Positioning System Block 2F satellite. Built by Boeing, this advance spacecraft will join the U.S. military's GPS navigation constellation. [July 28]
FY '08  Atlas 5  •  SBIRS H-2
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Lockheed Martin Atlas 5-500 rocket will launch the second Space Based Infrared Systems spacecraft for the U.S. Air Force. Made by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, SBIRS satellites are the next-generation follow-on to the DSP missile-warning spacecraft. [July 28]
FY '08  Atlas 5  •  GPS 2F-6
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Lockheed Martin Atlas 5-400 rocket will launch the sixth Global Positioning System Block 2F satellite. Built by Boeing, this advance spacecraft will join the U.S. military's GPS navigation constellation. [July 28]
FY '09  Atlas 5  •  GPS 2F-7
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Lockheed Martin Atlas 5-400 rocket will launch the seventh Global Positioning System Block 2F satellite. Built by Boeing, this advance spacecraft will join the U.S. military's GPS navigation constellation. This launch is one of seven transferred from Delta 4 to Atlas 5 as Boeing's penalty with wrongdoing in the EELV procurement process. [July 28]
FY '09  Atlas 5  •  GPS 2F-8
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Lockheed Martin Atlas 5-400 rocket will launch the eighth Global Positioning System Block 2F satellite. Built by Boeing, this advance spacecraft will join the U.S. military's GPS navigation constellation. This launch is one of seven transferred from Delta 4 to Atlas 5 as Boeing's penalty with wrongdoing in the EELV procurement process. [July 28]
FY '09  Delta 4  •  GPS 2F-9
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Boeing Delta 4 Medium rocket will launch the ninth Global Positioning System Block 2F satellite. Built by Boeing, this advance spacecraft will join the U.S. military's GPS navigation constellation. [July 28]
FY '10  Delta 4  •  GPS 2F-10
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Boeing Delta 4 Medium rocket will launch the tenth Global Positioning System Block 2F satellite. Built by Boeing, this advance spacecraft will join the U.S. military's GPS navigation constellation. [July 28]
FY '10  Delta 4  •  SBIRS H-3
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The Boeing Delta 4 Medium+ rocket will launch the third Space Based Infrared Systems spacecraft for the U.S. Air Force. Made by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, SBIRS satellites are the next-generation follow-on to the DSP missile-warning spacecraft. [July 28]

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Launch log

DSCS 3-A3 - Delta 4 Medium rocket launched the communications satellite on March 10, 2003 from Cape Canaveral.

DSCS 3-B6 - Delta 4 Medium rocket launched the communications satellite on August 29, 2003 from Cape Canaveral.

Delta index - See a directory of our previous Delta launch coverage.

Atlas index - See our coverage of previous Atlas launches.


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