
The U.S. Space Force on Aug. 4 launched the sixth Lockheed Martin [LMT] Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO)-6 satellite, the final planned SBIRS missile warning satellite, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. ULA is a partnership between Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin, while Northrop Grumman [NOC] built the SBIRS GEO payloads. "The need for Overhead Persistent Infrared systems has never been more critical," Michael Corriea, vice…