Sbirs Launch To Feature Centaur Deorbiting Maneuver

The upcoming launch of the U.S. Air Force’s fourth Space-Based Infrared System (Sbirs) missile warning satellite will feature a launch vehicle deorbiting maneuver designed to limit space junk. The three prior Sbirs geosynchronous satellites launched in May 2011, March 2013, and January 2017 were...

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