SBIRS GEO-5 is the fifth satellite in the program, which was designed to replace the Defense Support Program, Northrop Grumman’s system of early warning satellites, which has been in operation since the 1970s.
The main aim of the program is to support missile defense, missile warning, battlespace awareness, and technical intelligence.
The Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) is a network of satellites and hosted payloads in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) and Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO), which utilize scanning and staring infrared sensors to provide early missile warning and defense capabilities to the U.S Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center. (Credit: ULA) What is the SBIRS GEO-5 Mission? The Atlas V 421 carries the SBIRS GEO-5 to orbit. The rocket instead lifted from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA on May 18, 2021. A faulty temperature sensor prevented ULA from being able to complete Centaur liquid oxygen (LOx) chilldown operations. Originally scheduled to launch on May 17, 2021, the launch was initially scrubbed. This launch marked 144 successful missions for ULA. The United Launch Alliance successfully launched the SBIRS GEO-5 satellite atop an Atlas V rocket in the 421 configuration for the United States Space Force’s Space and Missiles Systems Center. – 44th orbital launch attempt of 2021 (42nd successful launch) – 8th launch of an Atlas V in the 421 configuration Space Launch Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USAĭid they attempt to recover the first stage?ĭid they attempt to recover the fairings?
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