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2018 · United Launch Alliance

SBIRS GEO Flight 4 (SBIRS GEO-3)

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

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

Overview

Date / time
January 20, 2018 at 12:48 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 41
Mission
SBIRS GEO Flight 4 (SBIRS GEO-3)
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas V 411 →
Launch provider
United Launch Alliance →

Payloads deployed · 1

SBIRS GEO-3 (USA 282)
GEO