Mission record
Atlas V 401 | SBIRS GEO Flight 2 (USA-241) (SBIRS GEO-2)
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
Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:21:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5280 ever
Mission
This geostationary satellite is tasked with providing capabilities for early missile warning and missile defense.
Deployed payloads · 1