Air Force officials will lift the first Space-Based Infrared System geosynchronous orbit satellite onto the payload adapter and encapsulate it within the Atlas V payload fairings next week, according to a service spokeswoman. The service started fueling operations for the GEO-1 satellite on April 8 and completed those operations on April 12, according to Jeff Smith, the SBIRS vice president and program director for Lockheed Martin. The service delivered the satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL, on March...
