Now We’re Talking: SBIRS Missile Warning Satellite Responding to Ground Control

Pictured here, the SBIRS GEO Flight 3 satellite launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on Jan. 19 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The satellite will operate in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit--around 22,000 miles above the Earth.CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Jan. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — After a successful evening launch, the third U.S. Air Force Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO satellite is now responding to commands as planned, approximately 37 minutes after lift-off.
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