Space-Based Infrared System
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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.
Aliases (5)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infrared surveillance system
→
military satellite constellation → missile warning system → |
| abbreviation |
SBIRS
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| contractor |
Lockheed Martin
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| 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
→
United States Department of Defense → |
| enteredService |
early 2000s
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| firstGEOlaunchDate |
2011
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| followedBy |
Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared
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| fundingAgency |
United States Air Force
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| hasComponent |
SBIRS GEO
→
SBIRS HEO → ground segment → |
| hasGroundSegmentLocation |
Buckley Space Force Base
→
Colorado → |
| hasOrbitType |
geosynchronous orbit
→
highly elliptical orbit → |
| managedBy |
Space Systems Command
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| mission |
battlespace awareness
→
missile defense support → strategic infrared surveillance → technical intelligence collection → |
| numberOfGEOSatellitesLaunched |
6
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| numberOfGEOSatellitesPlanned |
6
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| operator |
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
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| providesCoverage |
global
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| replaced |
Defense Support Program
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| sensorProvider |
Northrop Grumman
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| successorTo |
Defense Support Program
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| supports |
battlespace characterization
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missile defense cueing → strategic missile warning → technical intelligence → theater missile warning → |
| usesSensorType |
infrared sensor
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Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Space-Based Infrared System
("SBIRS GEO")
→
Space-Based Infrared System ("SBIRS HEO") → |
hasComponent |
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460th Space Wing
→
Air Force Space Command → |
operated |
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Space-Based Infrared System
("SBIRS")
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abbreviation |
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Space-Based Infrared System
("Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared")
→
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followedBy |
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Air Force Space Command
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oversawProgram |
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Defense Support Program
("U.S. Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment system")
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partOf |
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Defense Support Program
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successor |