A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket has been successfully launched from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was carrying the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit-6 (SBIRS GEO 6) mission for the U.S. Space Force\u2019s Space Systems Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SBIRS is an early missile warning system that will replace the Defense Support Program (launched in the 1950).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ULA is a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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