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Program · United States · U.S. Space Force

Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS)

Missile-warning satellite system made up of Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellites, Highly Elliptical Orbit sensors hosted on other satellites, legacy Defense Support Program satellites and a consolidated ground system, operated by the U.S. Space Force. Lockheed Martin built the SBIRS missile warning satellites; the sixth and final GEO satellite launched on August 4, 2022.

FieldedU.S. Space ForceSBIRSSpace-Based Infrared System

Contracts$9.95B obligated since FY2008

Contractors10

  1. Lockheed Martin$9.72B 98%
  2. Northrop Grumman$219M 2.2%
  3. General Dynamics$3.5M 0.0%
  4. RTX$2.9M 0.0%
  5. Leidos$2.0M 0.0%

Awards50

Obligations are signed USAspending prime-contract actions coded to this program, FY2008 to date, credited to the company that received each action. Obligations are money committed, not company revenue.