Sbirs GEO-1 Launches At Last

By Amy Butler abutler@aviationweek.com .
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. .

The first of a new generation of missile warning satellites has lifted off on it way to geosynchronous orbit.

The Space-Based Infrared System (Sbirs) satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, boosted on an Atlas V 401 rocket at 2:10 p.m. EDT on May 7 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The launch is a major achievement after the Air Force and Lockheed Martin struggled with myriad management ...

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