Space.com Blastoff! Missile-Detecting Satellite Launches Aboard Atlas V Rocket | Video 21 January 2017 fborgosano Leave a comment Share: The Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geo-3 satellite was launched aboard the United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on January 20, 2017. from Space.com bit.ly/2iLw1Ox Share: