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5th Space Wing Launches Second SBIRS GEO Satellite

The U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing successfully launched a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO-2 satellite into orbit from Space Complex 41 at 5:21 p.m. on March 19.
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Launch of SBIRS GEO-2 on Atlas V 401 from Cape Canaveral



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Orbital inclination: ~5.8°
Perigee: 35775 km
Apogee: 35798 km



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The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch the US military's second Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous satellite, or SBIRS GEO 2, for missile early-warning detection. 
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A ULA Atlas 5 rocket is scheduled to launch the U.S. military SBIRS GEO 2 satellite, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, on the 19th March, 2013.

The launch window extends from 21:21 to 22:01 UT.



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