launched from USA

SBIRS GEO-6

Success
AUG 04202210:29:00 UTC

Atlas V launched SBIRS GEO-6, the sixth and last geosynchronous satellite of the Space-Based Infrared System, the U.S. Space Force's missile-warning constellation whose first geosynchronous satellite flew in 2011.

It was the final flight of the Atlas V 421 configuration.

launched from SLC-41 Canaveral

aboard Atlas V 421 AV-097 into GSO

Broadcast

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Payload

SBIRS GEO-6 (USA-336)

Early warning

last updated Oct 8, 2026