United States Air Force: launches, rockets and record
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.
Record
1078 launches, 972 successful (90.2%), 68 successes in a row.
Upcoming USAF launches
None on the schedule right now.
Rockets
- Atlas LV-3 Agena B (retired)
- Thor-Delta (retired)
- Thor DM-21 Ablestar (retired)
- Thor DM-21 Agena-B (retired)