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472 The MiliTary BalanCe 2010<br />

Table 47 Selected Operational Military Satellites 2010<br />

Country Designations Quantity Orbit launch Description and remarks<br />

USA Keyhole (KH-12) (Crystal/<br />

Misty)<br />

4 SSO/LEO 1996-2005 recce/surv; high-res surv<br />

USA Lacrosse (Onyx) 2 SSO/LEO 2000-2005 recce/surv<br />

USA Mentor 1/2/3 (Orion) 3 GEO 1995-2003 ELINT<br />

USA Advanced Mentor<br />

(NROL-26)<br />

1 GSO 2009 surv; SIGINT<br />

USA Mercury 2 GEO 1994-1996 COMINT<br />

USA Trumpet 5 elliptic HEO 1994-2008 SIGINT; NROL-22 and -28; reports of poss SIGINT role<br />

USA SBWASS 8 LEO 2001-2007 ocean and wide-area sigint; each paired with subsatellite<br />

India RISAT-2 1 LEO 2009 surv<br />

Germany SAR-Lupe (1-5) 5 LEO 2006-2008 surv<br />

early Warning<br />

Russia Oko 6 HEO/GSO 2001-2008<br />

Russia Prognoz 2 GSO 2001-2008<br />

USA DSP 4 GSO 1997-2004 an operational constellation needs 3 satellites<br />

France Spirale 2 elliptic 2009 future BMEWS

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