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The US NRO (National Reconnaissance Office), which supervises the design, construction and operation of photo and other satellite imagery space satellites needed by the US, has decided to embrace their commercial competitors NRO wants to take advant

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying U.S. Space Force’s fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous satellite (SBIRS GEO 5) for missile early-warning detection, lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A $1 billion missile-warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force rocketed toward orbit Tuesday. It was the fifth in this series of space-ba...

Biden Military Purges Critical Race Theory Critic From U.S. Space Force Removed from command for writing book on “Marxist goal of conquest and the unmaking of the U.S. Military.” Wed May 19, 2021 “You keep watch around the world to detect missile launches, space launches, and nuclear detonations while providing critical intelligence. All of you are pioneers in the newest branch of our armed forces.” That was President Donald Trump in a November 26, 2020 video conference ...

After a 24-hour delay due to a faulty temperature sensor in ground equipment, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket – with two small rideshare payloads – lifted off from Floridas Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:37 p.m. ET.  The rocket used a Russian-built RD-180 main engine and strap-on solid-fuel boosters. "Separation confirmed! The United Launch Alliance #AtlasV rocket has deployed the fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (#SBIRSGEO5) satellite t...

  CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. -- A US$1 billion missile-warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force rocketed toward orbit Tuesday. It was the fifth in this series of space-based infrared system satellites. These advanced national security spacecraft are meant to replace the long-time Defense Support Program constellation of surveillance satellites. United Launch Alliance sent the Atlas V rocket skyward from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. "Bird away," ULA President Tory Bruno announced via Twi...

If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket blasts off with the U.S. military’s SBIRS GEO 5 satellite. Credit: Alex Polimeni / Spaceflight Now An upgraded, cyber-hardened $1 billion satellite to support the U.S. military’s missile defense systems rode into orbit f...

Space Force launches billion-dollar satellite to warn of missile launches By William Harwood May 18, 2021 / 3:48 PM / CBS News A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday, boosting a billion-dollar missile early warning satellite into orbit to scan the Earth below for the tell-tale heat generated by a threatening rocket launch. Once operational, after tests and checkout, the new satellite will join four other Space Based Infrared Sy...

ULA to loft Space Force missile tracking satellite in first Atlas V launch of 2021 May 17, 2021 A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 421 is at Space Launch Complex-41 (SLC-41) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of its mission to loft a new Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) military reconnaissance satellite into Geostationary transfer orbit. Liftoff of SBIRS GEO-5 is scheduled for 17:35 UTC (13:35 EDT) on Monday, 17 May. The flight will mark the first 2021 launch of ULA’s Atla...

If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. One of the two solar array wings on the SBIRS GEO 5 spacecraft is deployed during ground testing. Credit: Lockheed Martin A sophisticated combat-ready U.S. military missile warning satellite moved to its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday on...

When it Comes to Seoul’s New Missile Sensors, Pyongyang is Out of Luck North Korea has no answer for the enhanced the Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) capabilities in South Korea. Heres What You Need to Remember: "JTAGS is vital to warfighters and of growing importance as we create true Joint All-Domain Command and Control systems, especially as we find new ways to integrate and leverage space-based assets.” Defense contractor Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Army have enhanced the Joint...