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#	Spacecraft	Country ranks	Launch date	..	Sponsor	Remarks
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1 9 6 0

(2 Electronic Itelligence satellites in 44 missions = 5 %)

--	GRAB	n/a	13 Apr 60	U.S. Navy	Dummy
1)	Solrad 1 / GRAB 1	1st American	22 Jun 60	U.S. Navy
2)	Solrad 2 / GRAB 2	2nd American	30 Nov 60	U.S. Navy

1 9 6 1

(1 Electronic Intelligence satellite in 60 missions = 2 %)

Solrad 3 / GRAB 3

3rd American

29 Jun 61

U.S. Navy

1 9 6 2

(6 Electronic Intelligence satellites in 96 missions = 6 %)

4)	Solrad 4A / GRAB	4th American	24 Jan 62	U.S. Navy
5)	Ferret 1	5th American	21 Feb 62	U.S. Department of Defense
6)	Ferret 2	6th American	18 Jun 62	U.S. NRO
7)	Solrad 4B / GRAB 4B	7th American	26 Apr 62	U.S. Navy
8)	Black Sphere	8th American	13 Dec 62	U.S. Air Force U.S. Navy
9)	Calsphere 1	9th American	13 Dec 62	U.S. Air Force U.S. Navy

1 9 6 3

(10 Electronic Intelligence satellites in 97 missions = 10 %)

10)	Ferret 3	10th American	16 Jan 63	National Reconnaissance Office
11)	Hitchhiker / P-11 1	11th American	18 Mar 63	National Reconnaissance Office
12)	FTV1292	12th American	15 Jun 63	U.S. Navy
13)	Solrad 6A / GRAB	13th American	15 Jun 63	U.S. Navy
14)	Ferret 130	14th American	15 Jun 63	U.S. Navy
15)	Hitchhiker 1 / P-11 2	15th American	27 Jun 63	U.S. Air Force
16)	Ferret 4	16th American	29 Jun 63	National Reconnaissance Office
17)	LAMPO	17th American	29 Aug 63	U.S. Air Force
18)	Hitchhiker 2 / P-11 A3	18th American	29 Oct 63	U.S. Air Force
19)	Hitchhiker 3 / P-11 A4	19th American	21 Dec 63	U.S. Air Force

1 9 6 4

(10 Electronic Intelligence satellites in 127 missions = 8 %)

20)	"Ferret"	20th American	11 Jan 64	U.S. Air Force
21)	Solrad 7A / GRAB	21st American	11 Jan 64	National Reconnaissance Office
22)	GRAB 5	22nd American	11 Jan 64	National Reconnaissance Office
23)	Ferret 5	23rd American	28 Feb 64	U.S. Air Force
24)	Ferret 6	24th American	2 Jul 64	National Reconnaissance Office
25)	Hitchhiker 5	25th American	6 Jul 64	National Reconnaissance Office
26)	Hitchhiker 6	26th American	14 Aug 64	National Reconnaissance Office
27)	Hitchicker 7	27th American	23 Oct 64	National Reconnaissance Office
28)	Ferret 7	28th American	4 Nov 64	National Reconnaissance Office
29)	Ferret 11	29th American	21 Dec 64	National Reconnaissance Office

1 9 6 5

(7 Electronic Intelligence satellites in 180 missions = 4 %)

30)	GRAB 6 / Solrad 6B	30th American	9 Mar 65	NRL
31)	Solrad 7B / EGRS 3	31st American	9 Mar 65	U.S. Navy
32)	Hitchhiker 8	32nd American	28 Apr 65	National Reconnaissance Office
33)	Hitchhiker 9	33rd American	25 Jun 65	National Reconnaissance Office
34)	Ferret 8	34th American	17 Jul 65	National Reconnaissance Office
35)	Hitchhiker 10	35th American	3 Aug 65	National Reconnaissance Office
36)	Agena Pickaback	36th American	8 Nov 65	U.S. Air Force

1 9 6 6

(10 Electronic Intelligence satellites in 174 missions = 6 %)

37)	Agena Pickaback	37th American	19 Jan 66	U.S. Air Force
38)	Ferret 9	38th American	9 Feb 66	National Reconnaissance Office
39)	Agena Pickaback	39th American	18 Mar 66	U.S. Air Force
40)	Hitchhiker 11	40th American	14 May 66	National Reconnaissance Office
41)	Agena Pickaback	41st American	3 Jun 66	U.S. Air Force	=
42)	Hitchhiker 12	42nd American	16 Aug 66	National Reconnaissance Office
43)	Hitchhiker 13	43rd American	16 Sep 66	National Reconnaissance Office
44)	SGLS 1	44th American	12 Oct 66	U.S. Air Force
45)	Agena Pickaback	45th American	2 Nov 66	U.S. Air Force
46)	Ferret 10	46th American	29 Dec 66	National Reconnaissance Office

1 9 6 7

(6 Electronic Intelligence satellites in 172 missions = 3 %)

47)	Hitchhiker 14	47th American	9 May 67	National Reconnaissance Office
48)	Hitchhiker 15	48th American	16 Jun 67	National Reconnaissance Office
49)	Kosmos / Tselina-O	1st Soviet	26 Jun 67
50)	Ferret 11	49th American	25 Jul 67	National Reconnaissance Offic
51)	Kosmos 189 / Tselina-O GVM	2nd Soviet	30 Oct 67
52)	Hitchhiker 16	50th American	2 Nov 67	National Reconnaissance Offic	e

1 9 6 8

(10 Electronic Intelligence satellites in 166 missions = 6 %)

53)	Ferret 12	51st American	17 Jan 68	National Reconnaissance Office
54)	Kosmos 200 / Tselina-O	3rd Soviet	19 Jan 68
55)	Hitchhiker 17	52nd American	24 Jan 68	National Reconnaissance Office
56)	Hitchhiker 18	53th American	14 Mar 68	National Reconnaissance Office
57)	Hitchhiker 15	54th American	20 Jun 68	National Reconnaissance Office
58)	CANYON 1	55th American	6 Aug 68	National Reconnaissance Office
59)	Hitchhiker 20	56th American	18 Sep 68	National Reconnaissance Office
60)	Ferret 13	57th American	5 Oct 68	National Reconnaissance Office
61)	Kosmos 250 / Tselina-O	4th Soviet	30 Oct 68
62)	Hitchhiker 21	58th American	12 Dec 68	National Reconnaissance Office

1 9 6 9

(9 Electronic Intelligence satellites in 155 missions = 6 %)

63)	Hitchhiker 22	59th American	5 Feb 69	National Reconnaissance Office
64)	Kosmos 269 / Tselina-O	5th Soviet	5 Mar 69
65)	Hitchhiker 23	60th American	19 Mar 69	National Reconnaissance Office
66)	CANYON 2	61st American	13 Apr 69	National Reconnaissance Office
67)	Hitchhiker 24	62nd American	2 May 69	National Reconnaissance Office
68)	Ferret 14	56rd American	31 Jul 69	National Reconnaissance Office
69)	Hitchhiker 25	64th American	22 Sep 69	National Reconnaissance Office
70)	Ferret 15	65th American	30 Sep 69	National Reconnaissance Office
71)	Kosmos 315 / Tselina-O	6th Soviet	20 Dec 69

1 9 7 0

(8 electronic intelligence satellites in 142 missions = %)

72)	Hitchhiker 26	...
73)	Kosmos 330 / Tselina-O
74)	Hitchhiker 27
75)	Ferret 15
76)	CANYON 3
77)	Hitchhiker 28
78)	Kosmos 387 / Tselina-O
79)	Kosmos 389 / Tselina-D

1 9 7 1

(10 electronic intelligence satellites in 175 missions = %)

80)	Kosmos 395 / Tselina-O	...
81)	Kosmos 405 / Tselina-D
82)	Kosmos 425 / Tselina-O
83)	Ferret 16
84)	Kosmos / Tselina-O
85)	Kosmos 436 / Tselina-O
86)	Kosmos 437 / Tselina-O
87)	Hitchhiker 29
88)	Kosmos 460 / Tselina-O
89)	CANYON-4

1 9 7 2

(10 electronic intelligence satellites in 143 missions = %)

90)	Hitchhiker 30	...
91)	Jumpseat 2
92)	Kosmos 476 / Tselina-D
93)	Kosmos 479 / Tselina-O
94)	Hitchhiker 31
95)	Kosmos 500 / Tselina-O
96)	Hitchhiker 32
97)	Kosmos 536 / Tselina-O
98)	CANYON 5
99)	Kosmos 542 / Tselina-D

1 9 7 3

(9 electronic intelligence satellites in 146 missions = %)

100)	Ryolite RH-1	...
101)	Kosmos 544 / Tselina-O
102)	Kosmos 549 / Tselina-O
103)	Kosmos / Tselina-O
104)	Kosmos 582 / Tselina-O
105)	Kosmos 604 / Tselina-D
106)	Hitchhiker 33
107)	Hitchhiker 34
108)	Kosmos 610 / Tselina-O

1 9 7 4

(7 electronic intelligence satellites in 136 missions = %)

109)	Kosmos 631 / Tselina-O	...
110)	Hitchhiker 35
111)	Kosmos 655 / Tselina-O
112)	Kosmos 661 / Tselina-O
113)	Kosmos 673 / Tselina-D
114)	Hitchhiker 37
115)	Kosmos 698 / Tselina-O

1 9 7 5

(10 electronic intelligence satellites in 168 missions = %)

116)	Kosmos 707 / Tselina-O	...
117)	SSU 1
118)	CANYON 6
119)	Kosmos 744 / Tselina-D
120)	Kosmos 749 / Tselina-O
121)	JSSW 3 ("Chinasat 3"),
122)	Kosmos 756 / Tselina-D
123)	Kosmos 781 / Tselina-O
124)	Hitchhiker 38
125)	JSSW 4 (Chinasat 5")

1 9 7 6

(10 electronic intelligence satellites in 164 missions = %)

126)	Kosmos 787 / Tselina-O	...
127)	Kosmos 790 / Tselina-O
128)	Kosmos 808 / Tselina-D
129)	JSSW 5
130)	Kosmos 812 / Tselina-O
131)	Hitchhiker 39
132)	Kosmos 845 / Tselina-O
133)	JSSW 6
134)	Kosmos 851 / Tselina-D
135)	Kosmos 870 / Tselina-O

1 9 7 7

(11 electronic intelligence satellites in 147 missions = %)

136)	Kosmos 895 / Tselina-D	...
137)	Kosmos 899 / Tselina-O
138)	CANYON 7
139)	Kosmos 921 / Tselina-D
140)	Kosmos 924 / Tselina-OK
141)	Kosmos 925 / Tselina-D
142)	Kosmos 955 / Tselina-D
143)	Kosmos 956 / Tselina-D
144)	Kosmos 960 / Tselina-O
145)	Rhyolite RH-3 / AQUACADE 3
146)	Kosmos 972 / Tselina GVM

1 9 7 8

(9 electronic intelligence satellites in 174 missions = %)

147)	Kosmos 975 / Tselina-D	...
148)	Hitchhiker 40
149)	Kosmos 1005 / Tselina-D
150)	Rhyolite RH-4 / AQUACADE 4
151)	Kosmos 1008 / Tselina-OK
152)	Kosmos 1025 / Tselina GVM
153)	Kosmos 1043 / Tselina-D
154)	Kosmos 1062 / Tselina-O
155)	Kosmos 1063 / Tselina-D

1 9 7 9

(7 electronic intelligence satellites in 134 missions = %)

156)	Kosmos 1077 / Tselina-D	...
157)	Hitchhiker 41
158)	Kosmos 1093 / Tselina-D
159)	Kosmos 1114 / Tselina-O
160)	Kosmos 1116 / Tselina-D
161)	Kosmos 1143 / Tselina-D
162)	Kosmos 1145 / Tselina-D

1 9 8 0

(6 electronic intelligence satellites in 144 missions = %)

163)	Kosmos / Tselina-D	...
164)	Kosmos 1184 / Tselina-D
165)	Subsatellite
166)	Kosmos 1206 / Tselina-D
167)	Kosmos 1215 / Tselina-O
168)	Kosmos 1222 / Tselina-D

1 9 8 1

(5 electronic intelligence satellites in 160 missions = %)

169)	Kosmos 1242 / Tselina-D	...
170)	Kosmos 1271 / Tselina-D
171)	Kosmos 1300 / Tselina-D
172)	Kosmos 1315 / Tselina-D
173)	Kosmos 1328 / Tselina-D

1 9 8 2

(8 electronic intelligence satellites in 160 missions = %)

174)	Kosmos 1340 / Tselina-D	...
175)	Kosmos 1345 / Tselina-O
176)	Kosmos 1346 / Tselina-D
177)	Kosmos 1356 / Tselina-D
178)	Hitchhiker
178)	Kosmos 1378 / Tselina-D
180)	Kosmos 1400 / Tselina-D
181)	Kosmos 1408 / Tselina-D

1 9 8 3

(6 electronic intelligence satellites in 162 missions = %)

182)	Kosmos 1437 / Tselina-D	...
183)	Kosmos 1441 / Tselina-D
184)	Kosmos 1455 / Tselina-D
185)	Subsatellite
186)	Kosmos 1470 / Tselina-D
187)	Kosmos 1515 / Tselina-D

1 9 8 4

(6 electronic intelligence satellites in 169 missions = %)

188)	VORTEX 4 / Chalet 4	...
189)	Kosmos 1536 / Tselina-D
190)	Kosmos 1544 / Tselina-D
191)	Hitchhicker (USA 3)
192)	Kosmos 1603 / Tselina-2
193)	Kosmos 1606 / Tselina-D

1 9 8 5

(11 electronic intelligence satellites in 173 missions = %)

194)	Kosmos 1626 / Tselina-D	...
195)	Magnum 1 (USA 8)
196)	Kosmos 1633 / Tselina-D
197)	Kosmos / Tselina-2 EPN 03
198)	Kosmos 1656 / Tselina-2
199)	Kosmos 1666 / Tselina-D
200)	Kosmos 1674 / Tselina-D
201)	Kosmos 1697 / Tselina-2 3
202)	Kosmos 1703 / Tselina-D
203)	Kosmos 1707 / Tselina-D
204)	Kosmos 1714 / Tselina-2

1 9 8 6

(8 electronic intelligence satellites in 151 missions = %)

205)	Kosmos 1726 / Tselina-D	...
206)	Kosmos 1733 / Tselina-D
207)	Subsatellite
208)	Kosmos 1743 / Tselina-D 55
209)	Kosmos 1758 / Tselina-D
210)	Kosmos 1767 / Tselina-2
211)	Kosmos 1782 / Tselina-D
212)	Kosmos 1805 / Tselina-D 58

1 9 8 7

(9 electronic intelligence satellites in 141 missions = %)

213)	Kosmos 1812 / Tselina-D	...
214)	Kosmos 1820 / EPN 03.695 (Tselina-2)
215)	Kosmos 1825 / Tselina-D
216)	Kosmos 1833 / EPN 03.694 (Tselina-2)
217)	Kosmos 1842 / Tselina-D
218)	Kosmos 1844 / Tselina-2 6
219)	Kosmos 1862 / Tselina-D
220)	Kosmos 1871 / EPN 03.695 (Tselina-2)
221)	Kosmos 1892 / Tselina-D 63

1 9 8 8

(8 electronic intelligence satellites in 155 missions = %)

222)	Kosmos 1908 / Tselina-D	...
223)	Kosmos 1933 / Tselina-D
224)	Kosmos 1943 / Tselina-2
225)	Kosmos 1953 / Tselina-D
226)	VORTEX 5 / Chalet 5 (USA 31)
227)	BWASS R1 (USA 32)
228	Kosmos 1975 / Tselina-D
2129	Kosmos 1980 / Tselina-2

1 9 8 9

(4 electronic intelligence satellites in 139 missions = %)

230)	VORTEX 6 / Chalet 6 (USA 37)	...
231)	SSF (USA 41)
232)	SBWASS R2 (USA 45)
233)	Magnum 2 (USA 48)

1 9 9 0

(5 electronic intelligence satellites in 173 missions = %)

234)	Kosmos 2058 / Tselina-D 68	...
235)	Kosmos 2082 / Tselina-2 9
236)	Kosmos / Tselina-2 10
237)	Kosmos 2106 / Tselina-D 69
238)	SDS B-2 / Magnum 3 (USA 67)

1 9 9 1

(2 electronic intelligence satellites in 143 missions = %)

239)	Kosmos 2151 / Tselina-R			...
240)	Kosmos / Tselina-2

1 9 9 2

(6 electronic intelligence satellites in 135 missions = %)

241)	Kosmos / Tselina-2	...
242)	SBWASS R3 (USA 81)
243)	Kosmos 2219 / Tselina-2
244)	Kosmos 2221 / Tselina-D
245)	Kosmos 2227 / Tselina-2
246)	Kosmos 2228 / Tselina-D

1 9 9 3

(4 electronic intelligence satellites in 118 missions = %)

247)	Kosmos 2237 / Tselina-2	...
248)	Kosmos 2242 / Tselina-R / Tselina-D 73
249)	TLD
250)	Kosmos 2263 / Tselina-2

1 9 9 4

(5 electronic intelligence satellites in 130 missions = %)

251)	Kosmos 2278 / Tselina-2 17	...
252)	TRUMPET 1 (USA 103)
253)	Kosmos / Tselina-D 74
254)	MERCURY 1 (USA 105)
255)	Kosmos 2297 / Tselina-2 18

1 9 9 5

(4 electronic intelligence satellites in 113 missions = %)

256)	Advanced ORION 1 (USA 110)	...
257)	Cerise
258)	TRUMPET 2 (USA 112)
259)	Kosmos 2322 / Tselina-2 19

1 9 9 6

(2 electronic intelligence satellites in 112 missions = %)

260)	MERCURY 2 / Advancer Vortex 2 (USA 118)			...
261)	Kosmos 2333 / Tselina-2 20

1 9 9 7

(2 electronic intelligence satellites in 158 missions = %)

262)	Kosmos / Tselina-2 21			...
263)	Trumpet 3 (USA 136)

1 9 9 8

(2 electronic intelligence satellites in 174 missions = %)

264)	Kosmos 2360 / Tselina-2 22			...
265)	Mercury 3

1 9 9 9

(1 electronic intelligence satellite in 133 missions = %)

266)

Clementine

...

2 0 0 0

(1 electronic intelligence satellite in 131 missions = %)

267)

Kosmos 2369 / Tselina-2

...

2 0 0 1

(0 electronic intelligence satellite in 93 missions = %)

None.

2 0 0 2 (0 electronic intelligence satellite in 101 missions = 0%)

None.

2 0 0 3 (1 electronic intelligence satellite in 97 missions = %)

268) "Advanced ORION 3" USA 171) ...

2 0 0 4 (7 electronic intelligence satellites in 77 missions = 6½ %)

269) Kosmos 2406 / Tselina-2 ...

270) SJ-6A / Shi Jian 6A

271) SJ-6B / Shi Jian 6B

272) Essaim 1

273) Essaim 2

274) Essaim 3

275) Essaim 4

2 0 0 5 (2 electronic intelligence satellites in 78 missions = 2½ %)

276) NROL-23 / USA 181 ...

277) NROL-23 Subsatellite

2 0 0 6 (4 electronic intelligence satellites in 116 missions = 2 %)

278) Kosmos 2421 / US-PU Russian 25 Jun 06 ...

279) NROL-22 (USA 184) American 28 Jun 06

280) SJ-6-2A / Shi Jian 6-2A China 23 Oct 06

281) SJ-6-2B / Shi Jian 6-2B China 23 Oct 06

2 0 0 7 (1 electronic intelligence satellites in 123 missions = 1 %)

282) Kosmos 2428 / Tselina-2 Russian 29 Jun 07

2 0 0 8 (3 electronic intelligence satellites in 111 missions = 3 %)

283) NROL-28 (USA 200) USA 13 Mar 08 (Also Early Warning)

284) SJ-6A-3 / Shi Jian 6A-3 China 25 Oct 08

285) SJ-6B-3 / Shi Jian 6B-3 China 25 Oct 08

2 0 0 9 (2 electronic intelligence satellites in 129 missions = 1½ %)

286) NROL-26 (USA 202) USA 18 Jan 09

287) Kosmos 2455 / Lotos-S Russia 20 Nov 09

2 0 1 0 (0 electronic intelligence satellites in 129 missions = 0 %)

None.

2 0 1 1 ( electronic intelligence satellites in missions = %)

288) Elisa France's DGA 17 Dec 11

289) Elisa France's DGA 17 Dec 11

290) Elisa France's DGA 17 Dec 11

291) Elisa France's DGA 17 Dec 11

2 0 1 2 (7 electronic intelligence satellites in missions = %)

292) NROL-38 (USA 236) USA 29 Jun 12

293) NROL-15 (USA 237) USA 29 Jun 12

294) NROL-36 (USA 238) USA 23 Sep 12

295) USA 238 P/L 2 USA 13 Sep 12

2 0 1 3 ( electronic intelligence satellites in missions = %)

None.

2 0 1 4 ( electronic intelligence satellites in missions = %)

296) CLIO (USA 257) USA 17 Sep 14

297) NROL-35 (USA 259) U.S. NRO 10 Dec 14

298) Lotos-S #2 Russia 25 Dec 14

2 0 1 5 ( electronic intelligence satellites in missions = %)

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