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From 1957 to 2013, 3,949 Military Satellites were launched (successfully or not). These satellites could be classified in three broad categories: Applications, Services and Technology-oriented.   . . . % of all mili- tary spacecrafts % of al space- crafts launchedl 1,863 Military Applications: 47.2 % 24.9 % 1,248 Reconnaissance (‘spy’) Ssatellites 31.6 % 16.7 % 144 Missile Early Warning Satellites 3.7 % 1.9 % 301 Electronic Intelligence Satellites 7.6 % 4.0 % 12 Nuclear Tests Detection Satellites 0.3 % 0.2 % 158 Ocean Surveillance Satellites 4.0 % 2.1 % . . . . 1,451 Military Services: 36.7 % 19.4 % 841 Communications Satellites 21.3 % 11.3 % 431 Navigation Satellites 10.9 % 5.8 % 128 Radar-Calibration Satellites 3.2 % 1.7 % 51 Meteo Satellites 1.3 % 0.7 % . . . . 635 Military Technology-Oriented: 16.8 % 8.5 % 48 Space Defense 1.2 % 0.5 % 46 Antisatellite Tests 1.2 % 0.6 % 35 Piloted Spaceships 0.9 % 0,5 % 506 Science & Technology Satellites 12.8 % 6.8 % Souce: © Claude Lafleur's Spacecraft Encyclopedia, 2005-2014 . Previous Table List of Tables Next Table

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