US Space Force missile tracking satellite rides first Atlas V launch of 2021
Source: NASA Spaceflight
Date Published: 05/17/2021
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has successfully launched an Atlas V from Space Launch Complex-41 (SLC-41) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to loft a new Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) military reconnaissance satellite into Geostationary transfer orbit. Following a scrub on Monday, liftoff of SBIRS GEO-5 is occurred on Tuesday, 18 May at 13:37 EDT / 17:37 UTC.
