First Sbirs Spacecraft Completes Pyroshock Testing

The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin have completed pyroshock testing of the first integrated Space-Based Infrared System (Sbirs) missile-warning satellite. During trials last month, program officials demonstrated the ability of the first satellite, bound for geosynchronous orbit, to survive the...

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