And 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.
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SBIRS’ 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.
Read MorePlume Study Not For Ornithologists
VANDENBURG AFB, CALIFORNIA: August 18, 2007—Satnews Daily—According to The Lompoc Record newspaper’s online site, the Missile Defense Agency will engage in a test that studies the exhaust plume of a missile as it blasts away from the launch center.
Read MoreNorthrop Grumman Demos Satellite System With Aplomb
REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA: August 15, 2007—Satnews Daily—The prime contractor for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) is Northrop Grumman Corporation.
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