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Space-Based Infrared System - Wikipedia
Space-Based Infrared System - Wikipedia
Erstaunlich sind die hohen Kosten im Milliardenbereich für diese paar Satelliten. Da kann man ja schon einen halben Flugzeugträger für kaufen.The first SBIRS GEO satellite of the SBIRS program, SBIRS GEO-1, was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral on an Atlas V launch vehicle on 7 May 2011.[8] In June 2014, Lockheed Martin was contracted by the USAF to build SBIRS GEO-5 and SBIRS GEO-6, at a cost of US$1.86 billion.[9]
The FY 2021 budget allocates US$2.5 billion to SBIRS for the United States Space Force.[10]