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Lockheed Martin: SBIRS satellite tests have been completed

Washington, USA – It will have antimissile alarm functions thanks to infrared sensors

Lockheed Martin successfully completed a series of tests on the SBIRS (Space-Based Infrared System) geostationary satellite, which has been thought for antimissile and surveillance functions in critic areas and which should be able to detect ballistic missiles using modern technologies and make the alarm start. Tests of GEO-1, named Spacecraft Functional Testing (SCFT), involved the verification of...

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Rome, Italy, 08/30/2006 20:15
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