ULA’s Atlas V launches final SBIRS GEO missile detection satellite

Published by NASA Spaceflight on 08/04/2022

United Launch Alliance was in action Thursday, using an Atlas V rocket to deploy a missile detection satellite for the US Space Force. Liftoff of the SBIRS GEO 6 mission from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is occurred at the opening of a 40-minute window at 6:29 AM EDT (10:29 UTC).