SBIRS GEO-1

USA

Spacecraft n°:

US spacecraft n°:

SBIRS=Space-Based Infrared System - Also called: USA 230

Launch data:

Designation 37481 / 11019A
Launch date 07 May 2011 - 18:10 UT
Launch site CC, SLC-41
Launch vehicle  Atlas-V/401 (AV-022)
Mission Military: Early Warning
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 35778 x 35795 km
Eccentricity 2.02E-04
Inclination 5.7 deg
Period 1436.11 min


Spacecraft data:

Prime manufactor Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Platform A2100
Operator US Air Force
Mass at launch  4500 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Equipment 
Solar array 
Stabilization  
Propulsion 
DC power  
Design lifetime  12 yrs - still active

SBIRS GEO 1 being encapsulated in the rocket's nose cone. Credit: Lockheed Martin


Location:

DatePositionRemarks
 Sept 2011  96.84° W 
 March 2013  93.7° E 

Mission details:


Ref.: #7(JR641,676), #12, #84, #226 - update: 11.05.13