![]() The launch of Atlas V 421, the rocket that carried USA-336 | |
Names | USA-336 SBIRS-GEO 6 |
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Mission type | Early Warning |
Operator | United States Air Force / United States Space Force |
COSPAR ID | 2022-092A |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
Launch mass | 4,500 kg (9,900 lb)[1] |
Power | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | August 4, 2022, 6:29 am EDT[2] |
Rocket | Atlas V |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida |
Contractor | United Launch Alliance |
Orbital parameters | |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 138.92°[3] |
Altitude | 35,799 km (22,244 mi)[3] |
Period | 23 hours 56 minutes[3] |
Velocity | 3 km/s (1.9 mi/s)[3] |
USA-336, also known as SBIRS-GEO 6 (Space Based Infrared System - Geostationary), is a geostationary satellite operated by the United States Space Force (formerly operated by the United States Air Force). USA-336 forms part of the SBIRS High program.[1][4]
USA-336 is a three-axis stabilized satellite equipped with an Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) scanner.[5] USA-336 uses its OPIR scanner and long-range surveillance to provide early warning for Ballistic Missile launches.[1][4] It will replace older Defense Support Program satellites.[5]