Previously, it had been used by the USAF for Titan III and Titan IV launches. As of 2020, the site is used by United Launch Alliance (ULA) for Atlas V launches. Lockheed Martin said SBIRS GEO-5 is the first satellite that uses the military variant of the LM 2100 bus, called LM 2100 Combat Bus, which has enhanced security features. Space Launch Complex 41 ( SLC-41), previously Launch Complex 41 ( LC-41), is an active launch site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Launch Trajectory Launch Trajectory of the Atlas V 421 rocket for the SBIRS GEO Flight 5 mission | screenshot from Flight Club Launch Site Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center builds upon foundational successes of the first four launches. SBIRS-5 and 6 were ordered in June 2014 for a total of 1.86 billion. This Atlas V launch of the fifth SBIRS GEO missile warning satellite for the U.S. The launch order for satellites three and four was switched to optimize costs by keeping SBIRS-SV3 in storage and launching SV4 as GEO 3 satellite, avoiding the cost of getting the satellite out of storage and completing re-testing while placing another in storage mode. Payload fairing encasing the SFS satellite | Photo: ULA Atlas V successfully launched the first four SBIRS GEO satellites between 20. Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA. It is the 87th Atlas V launch and the 8th in the 421 configuration. Mission: SBIRS GEO Flight 5 (Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit) Date / Time: at (1737 UTC) 1337 EDT. This will be 144th mission for United Launch Alliance. The Atlas V booster that will launch the SBIRS GEO 5 payload | Photo: ULA Information Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center. Mission Overview:Ī United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 421 rocket will launch the fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO Flight 5) missile detection and early warning satellite for the U.S. The high-energy Centaur upper stage, which has been used to send spacecraft to every planet in our solar system, is incorporated into Atlas V to deliver the payloads to their intended destinations. Next-Gen OPIR is the follow-on program to SBIRS, and Lockheed is on contract to build the first three Block 0 satellites, which are expected to start launching in 2025 and. Developed as a modular vehicle, each Atlas V is tailored to the needs of its passenger by adding as many as five side-mounted solid rocket boosters for increased lift performance and a variety of available payload fairings in various diameters and lengths to protect satellites during atmospheric ascent. SBIRS GEO-5 has proven itself a valuable incremental step towards achieving the resilient missile warning that will be provided by the Next-Gen OPIR Block 0 system. The rocket will fly in the 421 vehicle configuration with a four-meter fairing, two solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. military, intelligence community and scientific researchers. ULA’s Atlas V rocket is a workhorse for the U.S. Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA.Mission: SBIRS GEO Flight 5 (Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit).
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