SBIRS Spurred On With Lockheed Martin Test Success
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully completed acoustic testing of the first geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) spacecraft in the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program.
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UAVs To Bring Hellfire To Bear
There's a new variant of the Hellfire missile, especially developed to be carried and fired by UAVs, about to be deployed by the U.S. Army.
Read MoreGood Vibrations for STSS Demos
The two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites being built by prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE:NOC] for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) withstood the tests of maximum sound and vibration levels and it looks like they're good to go.
Read MoreU.S.A.F. On Target With SBIRS
The Air Force has successfully completed the early on-orbit checkout of the second space based infrared systems (SBIRS) sensor operating in a highly elliptical orbit (HEO) over the northern hemisphere.
Read MoreSBIRS Spurred Onwards + Upwards, Thanks To Successful Test
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has achieved a major integrated test milestone on the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) spacecraft.
Read MoreAnd The Robert J. Collier Award Goes To… SBIRS / SMC
The U.S. Air Force nominated the Space Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) Development, Test and On-orbit Operations Team for the 2007 Robert J. Collier Trophy.
Read MoreSBIRS’ Software Setbacks
The Space Based infrared System, known as SBIRS, is the first of a newgen of missile warning satellites for the U.S. Air Force. During some testing of SBIRS earlier this year, some "problems" popped-up.
Read MoreFinal DSP Sat Also Packing Nuke Detection Equipment
In close cooperation with the U.S. Air Force, the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) deployed two payloads of nuclear detonation detection equipment aboard an Air Force satellite. The payloads were separated from the second stage booster at 3:22 a.m. EST yesterday morning.
Read MoreNorthrop Grumman’s Final Sat For DSP Set For Launch
The final Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE:NOC] built satellite in support of the Defense Support Program for the U.S. Air Force will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Saturday, November 10th, from Launch Complex 37.
Read MoreGeneral Dynamics Satellite Records Plenty Of Plume
You may recall we reported on the Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) satellite test that was going to be conducted earlier this month at Vandenburg AFB in California for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The test has been conducted and was successful—NFIRE collected images of a launched boosting missile that flew within 3.5 kilometers of the on-orbit satellite.
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