The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center has confirmed that its concerns about potential "parts issues" on the third geosynchronous Space-Based Infrared System satellite are linked with the July anomaly experienced on a Mobile User Objective System satellite. The service announced Sept. 13 it would delay the SBIRS GEO-3 launch slated for Oct. 3 after prime contractor Lockheed Martin was notified that one of the components it provided for the SBIRS satellite is common to a component used by...
