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Space Based Infrared System

New Missile-Warning Satellite, Set to Launch, Will Complete SBIRS Constellation

Aug. 2, 2022 | By Amanda Miller
The Space Force’s sixth and final satellite in the Space-Based Infrared System heads to geosynchronous orbit as soon as Aug. 4, the faraway orbit offering a wide view of Earth to detect missile launches in the atmosphere. The sixth satellite in the constellation adds “crucial fortification ...
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