WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force’s first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) missile warning spacecraft was encapsulated into the payload fairing of its Atlas 5 launch vehicle April 20 in preparation for a scheduled May 6 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., according to an April 26 press release from prime contractor Lockheed Martin Space Systems.
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