Mission description
This geostationary satellite is tasked with providing capabilities for early missile warning and missile defense.
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Atlas V 401 | SBIRS GEO Flight 1 (USA-230) (SBIRS GEO-1)
May 7, 2011 at 6:10 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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May 7, 2011 at 6:10 PM UTC
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Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5834, -80.5830
- Rocket
- Atlas V 401
- Launch probability
- -1%
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- May 7, 2011 at 6:10 PM UTC
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- May 7, 2011 at 6:10 PM UTC
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- June 14, 2023 at 5:42 PM UTC
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Atlas V 401
Atlas · 401
Height
58.3 m
Diameter
3.8 m
LEO capacity
9,050 kg
Successful launches
41
Launch complex
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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