Space.com Launch Photos: SBIRS Geo-3 Missile-Warning Satellite Lifts Off 20 January 2017 fborgosano Leave a comment Share: The U.S. Air Force’s SBIRS Geo-3 missile-detection satellite is scheduled to launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on Jan. 19, 2017. See photos of the satellite and its liftoff here. from Space.com bit.ly/2iHCdXO Share: