Space-Based Infrared System

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infrared surveillance system military satellite constellation missile warning system

The Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) is a U.S. military satellite constellation designed to provide global missile launch detection, missile defense support, and strategic infrared surveillance.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Space-Based Infrared System canonical 8
SBIRS 2
Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf infrared surveillance system ⓘ
military satellite constellation ⓘ
missile warning system ⓘ
abbreviation Space-Based Infrared System self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: SBIRS
contractor Lockheed Martin ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dataUsedBy U.S. Northern Command ⓘ
U.S. Strategic Command ⓘ
missile defense systems ⓘ
designedToDetect ballistic missile launches ⓘ
nuclear detonations ⓘ
space launches ⓘ
developedFor U.S. missile warning architecture ⓘ
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form: United States Department of Defense
enteredService early 2000s ⓘ
firstGEOlaunchDate 2011 ⓘ
followedBy Space-Based Infrared System self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared
fundingAgency United States Air Force ⓘ
hasComponent Space-Based Infrared System self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: SBIRS GEO

Space-Based Infrared System self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: SBIRS HEO

ground segment ⓘ
hasGroundSegmentLocation Buckley Space Force Base ⓘ
Colorado ⓘ
hasOrbitType geosynchronous orbit ⓘ
highly elliptical orbit ⓘ
managedBy Space Systems Command ⓘ
mission battlespace awareness ⓘ
missile defense support ⓘ
strategic infrared surveillance ⓘ
technical intelligence collection ⓘ
numberOfGEOSatellitesLaunched 6 ⓘ
numberOfGEOSatellitesPlanned 6 ⓘ
operator United States Air Force ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Air Force

United States Space Force ⓘ
partOf U.S. early warning system ⓘ
U.S. space-based missile warning architecture ⓘ
primaryMission missile launch detection ⓘ
missile warning ⓘ
programStartDate 1990s ⓘ
providesCoverage global ⓘ
replaced Defense Support Program ⓘ
sensorProvider Northrop Grumman ⓘ
successorTo Defense Support Program ⓘ
supports battlespace characterization ⓘ
missile defense cueing ⓘ
strategic missile warning ⓘ
technical intelligence ⓘ
theater missile warning ⓘ
usesSensorType infrared sensor ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Air Force Space Command → oversawProgram → Space-Based Infrared System ⓘ
AFSPC → operated → Space-Based Infrared System ⓘ
subject surface form: Air Force Space Command
Defense Support Program → partOf → Space-Based Infrared System ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment system
Defense Support Program → successor → Space-Based Infrared System ⓘ
Space-Based Infrared System → hasComponent → Space-Based Infrared System self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: SBIRS GEO
Space-Based Infrared System → hasComponent → Space-Based Infrared System self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: SBIRS HEO
Space-Based Infrared System → followedBy → Space-Based Infrared System self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared
Space-Based Infrared System → abbreviation → Space-Based Infrared System self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: SBIRS
460th Space Wing → operated → Space-Based Infrared System ⓘ
Molniya-M rocket → notablePayload → Space-Based Infrared System ⓘ
subject surface form: Molniya-M
this entity surface form: Oko early-warning satellites
Lockheed Martin Space → notableProject → Space-Based Infrared System ⓘ
this entity surface form: SBIRS missile warning satellites
460th Operations Group (historical) → equipment → Space-Based Infrared System ⓘ
DSP → successor → Space-Based Infrared System ⓘ
subject surface form: Defense Support Program
DSP → successor → Space-Based Infrared System ⓘ
subject surface form: Defense Support Program
this entity surface form: SBIRS
DSP → replacedBy → Space-Based Infrared System ⓘ
subject surface form: Defense Support Program
460th Communications Squadron → associatedWith → Space-Based Infrared System ⓘ
Buckley Garrison → associatedWith → Space-Based Infrared System ⓘ
this entity surface form: Overhead Persistent Infrared systems