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Under Control: U.S. Air Force’s SBIRS GEO Flight-4 Missile Warning Satellite Responding to Commands

January 23, 2018

Satellites’ accuracy and sensitivity for detecting infrared targets significantly exceed specifications. The U.S. Air Force’s 460th Space Wing is now “talking” with the fourth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite after its […]

Air Force

SBIRS Missile Warning Satellite Responding to Ground Control

January 27, 2017

After a successful evening launch, the third U.S. Air Force Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO satellite is now responding to commands as planned, approximately 37 minutes after lift-off. Built by Lockheed Martin, SBIRS GEO […]