GAO highlights Next-Gen OPIR schedule risk

By Courtney Albon / June 5, 2020 at 2:34 PM
A new report from the Government Accountability Office highlights risk in the Air Force's plan to launch the first geosynchronous satellite in the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared System constellation by late 2025, calling the plan "highly aggressive and high risk." The service plans to launch the first GEO satellite in 2025 and the remaining four satellites -- two to GEO and two to polar orbit -- by 2029, as the Block 0 phase of its plan to replace the Space-Based...

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