Following a successful launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on August 4, the U.S. Space Force is now communicating with the sixth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO) -6 satellite, built by Lockheed Martin.
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the U.S. Space Force’s Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit 6 missile warning satellite is moved into position at Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. (Picture source: US Space Force)