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Monday, September 27, 2010
1st Boeing SBSS Satellite Sends Initial Signals from Space
The Boeing Company has acquired initial on-orbit signals from the first Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) satellite following its launch at 9:41 p.m. Pacific time on Sept. 25 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
The signals indicate that the satellite is functioning normally and is ready to begin orbital maneuvers and operational testing.
The SBSS Block 10 satellite, which was built for the U.S. Air Force by a Boeing-led team that includes Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., was launched by an Orbital Sciences Minotaur IV rocket.
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