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May 18, 2021
Atlas V launches SBIRS GEO-5
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 421 launch vehicle launched SBIRS GEO Flight 5 to a geosynchronous transfer orbit, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on 18 May 2021, at 17:37 UTC (13:37 EDT).
Atlas V launches SBIRS GEO-5
SBIRS GEO Flight 5 is the fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit missile detection and early warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center.
SBIRS GEO-5 satellite
“Thank you to our mission partners for the tremendous teamwork as we processed and launched this asset that provides powerful surveillance and critical capabilities to protect our warfighters,” said Gary Wentz, ULA vice president of Government and Commercial Programs. “We are proud to work with the U.S. Space Force to continue to meet the national security needs of our country.”
Atlas V launches SBIRS GEO-5
The mission launched on an Atlas V 421 configuration rocket that included a 13.7-ft (4-m) Extra Extended Payload Fairing (XEPF). The Atlas booster for this mission was powered by the RD AMROSS RD-180 engine. Aerojet Rocketdyne provided the RL10C-1-1 engine for the Centaur upper stage and the two AJ-60A solid rocket boosters.
United Launch Alliance (ULA): https://www.ulalaunch.com/
Lockheed Martin: https://www.lockheedmartin.com/
Images, Video, Text, Credits: United Launch Alliance/Lockheed Martin/Günter Space Page/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
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