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SBIRS GEO-1 Poised For May Launch

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Monday, April 25th, 2011

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The first geosynchronous satellite (GEO-1) in the Defense Department's planned next-generation early missile warning constellation is being readied for launch in less than a month, Air Force officials overseeing the program said recently. The Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO-1 satellite is on the Cape Canaveral, Fla., launch manifest for May 5, according to Col. Roger Teague, the SBIRS program manager. "We've overcome the developmental issues, and we are preparing for a May launch," Teague said during an April 13 press…

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