SBIRS satellite successfully transmitting first images

SBIRS satellite successfully transmitting first images Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 - From its final orbit location 22,000 miles above the equator, the third Lockheed Martin-built Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellite recently sent its first images back down to Earth, a milestone known as "first light." The satellite was launched on Jan. 20 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and is the third in a series of Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellites that ... more

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