SBIRS GEO Flight 1 (USA-230) (SBIRS GEO-1)
Atlas V 401
United Launch Alliance
Mission
SBIRS GEO Flight 1 (USA-230) (SBIRS GEO-1)
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
- Launch Cost: $115,000,000
This geostationary satellite is tasked with providing capabilities for early missile warning and missile defense.
Location
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Space Launch Complex 41 has witnessed the launch of 114 rockets, including 114 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 980 rocket launches.
Rocket
United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401
An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.
Agency
United Launch Alliance
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.
