SBIRS
Lockheed wins $46 million contract addition for missile warning satellites
The announcement adds to the $1.86 billion Lockheed won in 2014 to build the fifth and sixth geostationary satellites for the Air Force’s Space-Based Infrared System.
Newest SBIRS satellite operational and transmitting
The SBIRS GEO Flight 3 spacecraft transmitted its first images back to Earth March 17, a milestone known as “first light.”
Lockheed Martin wins $15 million modification for SBIRS contract
Lockheed Martin Space Systems won a $15 million contract modification for work on the Air Force’s Space Based Infrared System, or SBIRS, the service announced March 15.
Air Force satellite launches successfully after delay
SBIRS GEO-3 launched successfully aboard a ULA Atlas 5 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 20.
SBIRS GEO-3 launch scrubbed Thursday, rescheduled for Friday
The launch of an Air Force missile warning satellite didn't go as planned Thursday as technical and range issues scrubbed the launch for a day.
Cape Canaveral could see 30 launches this year, space official says
The launches include Atlas 5, Delta 4, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches, as well as a Minotaur 4.
Missile-warning SBIRS GEO-3 looking good for Jan. 19 launch
The launch of the Lockheed Martin-built satellite was originally scheduled for October but was pushed back to investigate an engine issue.
ULA’s first launch of the year will be SBIRS GEO-3
The prominent launch company announced an Air Force mission will be its first 2017 launch
SBIRS GEO-3 cleared for launch following engine investigation
The U.S. Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center has cleared the third missile-warning Space Based Infrared System satellite for launch following an investigation into the satellite’s engine.
SBIRS-3 launch delayed by satellite thruster doubts
A thruster issue will delay the launch of a missile warning satellite until at least January.
Supplier problem raises questions, delays Air Force’s SBIRS launch
The U.S. Air Force has indefinitely pushed back the Oct. 3 launch of a Lockheed Martin-built missile warning satellite after a supplier told the company that one of its components “experienced an anomaly” on an unspecified satellite.
Lockheed Martin Space Systems earnings down despite big ULA contribution
Lockheed Martin on July 20 reported lower revenue and operating profit at its Space Systems division for the six months ending June 26 despite a large profit contribution by launch-service provider United Launch Alliance (ULA).
More SBIRS, AEHF satellites still a possibility, Lockheed Martin says
A top Lockheed Martin space executive said the Air Force might need to build two more protected communications and two more missile-warning satellites as it transitions to next-generation architectures for both programs.
Pentagon will decide future of two high-profile satellite programs by year’s end
The U.S. Defense Department plans to decide the future makeup of two of the Air Force’s most valuable satellite programs before the year's end, the Pentagon’s acquisition czar said Feb. 22.
Kendall lays out Pentagon thinking on future space programs
Frank Kendall, the Pentagon’s top acquisition official, spoke to the Washington Space Business Roundtable Feb. 23, offering insight into how the U.S. Defense Department is approaching some of the military space community’s long-standing concerns.
U.S. Air Force Pushes Back Experimental Missile Warning Satellite
The U.S. Air Force expects to launch an experimental missile-warning satellite in 2018 or 2019, about two years later than the timeline service officials used last January.
