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Atlas V 411 | SBIRS GEO Flight 4 (SBIRS GEO-3)

United Launch AllianceSpace Launch Complex 41 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAJan 20, 2018, 00:48 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: SBIRS GEO Flight 4 (SBIRS GEO-3)
Type: Government/Top Secret
Target orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Weather probability: 90% go

This geostationary satellite is tasked with providing capabilities for early missile warning and missile defense.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Jan 20, 2018, 00:48 UTC
Window opens: Jan 20, 2018, 00:48 UTC
Window closes: Jan 20, 2018, 01:32 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:42 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Atlas V 411
Family: Atlas
Variant: 411
Provider: United Launch Alliance
Type: Commercial
Country: USA

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launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 41
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.5834, -80.5830