Five SSUSI instruments have been built by the Applied Physics Laboratory. Three of them are in orbit on DMSP spacecraft, with a soon anticipated launch for F19 early in 2014.
DMSP Spacecraft | launch date | status |
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F16 | October 18, 2003 | nominal |
F17 | November 4, 2006 | operating on secondary detector |
F18 | October 18, 2009 | nominal |
F19 | April 3, 2014 | Early Operations |
F20 | N/A | Cancelled by congress |