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Lockheed Puts SBIRS GEO-5 Satellite Through Thermal Vacuum Test

Lockheed Puts SBIRS GEO-5 Satellite Through Thermal Vacuum Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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Lockheed Puts SBIRS GEO-5 Satellite Through Thermal Vacuum Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event

Lockheed Martin has completed thermal vacuum testing of a new missile warning satellite the company built for the U.S. Space Force, C4ISRNET reported Sunday.

The fifth Space-Based Infrared System satellite was subjected to hot and cold temperatures that simulated the space environment during the nearly two-month test series.

SBIRS GEO-5 will be part of a geosynchronous satellite constellation that works to detect missile activity across the globe and sends data to U.S. defense infrastructure.

The tests, which ran from April 16 to June 9, were intended to help Lockheed and USSF prepare for launch mission next year.

Tucker White, assembly, test and launch operations lead for the SBIRS GEO-5 program at Los Angeles Air Force Base, attributed the completion of TVAC to collaboration among the Air Force, Lockheed, Aerospace Corp. and other supporting contractors.

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Written by Nichols Martin

a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, produces articles on the federal government's technology and business interests. The coverage of these articles include government contracting, cybersecurity, information technology, health care and national security.

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