launching fromUSA

NG-OPIR-GEO 1

Name: NG-OPIR-GEO 1
Start: 2026-09-30T23:59:59.000Z
Location: Canaveral

Planned 2026 Q3

SBIRS GEO-6 completed the Space-Based Infrared System's geosynchronous constellation in August 2022, giving the U.S. Space Force persistent infrared surveillance from orbit for detecting ballistic missile launches. NG-OPIR-GEO 1 begins its planned replacement, assigned the USSF-57 mission designation.

PLANNED

2026 Q3

planned, exact time pending

Upcoming

launching from SLC-41 Canaveral

aboard Vulcan Centaur V-005 into GSO

Payload

NG-OPIR-GEO 1 (NGG-1)

Early warning