SBIRS GEO Flight 1 (USA-230) (SBIRS GEO-1)
Atlas V 401
United Launch Alliance
Launch Status
SuccessMission
SBIRS GEO Flight 1 (USA-230) (SBIRS GEO-1)
Type: Government/Top Secret
This geostationary satellite is tasked with providing capabilities for early missile warning and missile defense.
Trajectory
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Location
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
906 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Agency
United Launch Alliance – ULA
- Type: Commercial
- Abbreviation: ULA
- Administration: CEO: Tory Bruno
- Founded: 2006
- Launchers: Atlas | Delta IV | Vulcan
- Spacecraft: CST-100 Starliner
- Country: USA
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
