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Air Force Launches Next-Gen Missile Warning Sat

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Monday, May 23rd, 2011

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The Air Force successfully launched the first Space Based Infrared System geosynchronous satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle on May 7 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. "This launch success represents years of dedication and hard work by a broad team of government and industry professionals," Col. Roger Teague, the SBIRS program manager, said in a press statement following the launch. "We look forward to GEO-1 soon joining our constellation of overhead persistent infrared satellites…

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