USA-230

USA-230
Mission type Infrared early warning
IRINT
Operator United States Air Force
COSPAR ID 2011-019A
SATCAT no. 37481
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type SBIRS-GEO
Bus A2100M
Start of mission
Launch date 7 May 2011, 18:10 (2011-05-07UTC18:10Z) UTC[1]
Rocket Atlas V 401[2] AV-022[3]
Launch site Cape Canaveral SLC-41
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime GEO

USA-230, also known as SBIRS-GEO 1, is an American military satellite and part of the Space-Based Infrared System. It was launched on May 7, 2011 from Cape Canaveral, atop an Atlas V rocket.

The SBIRS satellites are a replacement for the Defense Support Program early warning system. They are intended to detect ballistic missile launches, as well as various other events in the infrared spectrum, including nuclear explosions, aircraft flights, space object entries and reentries, wildfires and spacecraft launches.

SBIRS-GEO 1 was manufactured by Lockheed Martin and is built upon the A2100M satellite bus.

References

  1. ↑ United Launch Alliance report Archived 2013-12-07 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Atlas V launches with SBIRS GEO-1 at second attempt
  3. ↑ Spaceflight Now Mission Status Center
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