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SBIRS GEO 1 readied for Atlas rocket launch

This collection of photographs shows the SBIRS GEO 1 satellite inside its Cape Canaveral processing building being encapsulated within the two-piece rocket nose cone, then being delivered to the Vertical Integration Facility for mounting atop the Atlas 5 booster.

Photo credit: Lockheed Martin and United Launch Alliance












Photo credit: Lockheed Martin and United Launch Alliance

 

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