Space Force Set To Complete SBIRS Constellation

Brian Everstine August 01, 2022
Lockheed Martin prepares the SBIRS GEO-6 satellite, the last of the constellation, ahead of its planned launch on Aug. 4.
Credit: U.S. Space Force
The U.S. Space Force is set to complete its Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) missile detection and missile warning constellation this week with the launch of GEO-6 set for Aug. 4. The service is now expecting to operate all six of the satellites as the oldest of the constellation still remain...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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