Atlas V 421 | SBIRS GEO-6

Atlas V 421 | SBIRS GEO-6

Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

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United Launch Alliance

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.

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SBIRS GEO-6

Sixth geosynchronous satellite of the Space Based Infrared System program (SBIRS), providing capabilities for early missile warning and missile defense. SBIRS GEO-6 is the second satellite using Lockheed Martin's LM2100 combat bus.

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Atlas V 421


Height 58.30 Meters

Max Stages 2

Mass To GTO 6890 kg

Liftoff Thrust 0 kN

Diameter 3.80 Meters

Mass To LEO 14067 kg

Liftoff Mass 433 Tonnes


Launch Success 9

Consecutive Success 9

Maiden Flight 2007-10-11

Launch Failures 0


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Cosmic_Penguin

2022-08-04T14:24:18+0000

Launch success

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SwGustav

2022-08-04T10:29:38+0000

Liftoff

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SwGustav

2022-08-04T10:13:06+0000

Coverage is live; updating weather

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Jay

2022-08-01T16:21:00+0000

Weather 70%

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SwGustav

2022-07-31T17:39:06+0000

Weather is 80% go

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Cosmic_Penguin

2022-07-28T14:21:29+0000

Launch window confirmed

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Cosmic_Penguin

2022-07-16T01:32:58+0000

NET August 4

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Nosu

2022-06-14T15:48:45+0000

NET July 30

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Nosu

2022-03-25T22:05:44+0000

NET June 18

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