Mission record
Atlas V 401 | SBIRS GEO Flight 3 (SBIRS GEO-4)
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
Orbits are real (live SGP4) — press play to sweep the deployed group forward along their planes. Ascent path is a representation; true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United Launch Alliance
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
GTO
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Sat, 21 Jan 2017 00:42:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5620 ever
Go probability
90%
Mission
This geostationary satellite is tasked with providing capabilities for early missile warning and missile defense.
Deployed payloads · 1