USA-241
Sign in to saveUSA-241, also known as SBIRS GEO-2, is a United States military satellite and part of the Space-Based Infrared System.
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- Instance of
- military satellite
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2013-03-19
- start point
- Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41
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USA-241, also known as SBIRS GEO-2, is a United States military satellite and part of the Space-Based Infrared System.
== Overview == The SBIRS satellites are a replacement for the Defense Support Program early warning system. They are intended to detect ballistic missile launches, as well as various other events in the infrared spectrum, including nuclear explosions, aircraft flights, space object entries and reentries, wildfires and spacecraft launches.
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