Launch of TDO-3 and TDO-4 with SBIRS Geo-5

The EZ-3 & 4 integrated flight system was successfully launched on the Atlas V Centaur with the SBIRS Geo-5 primary spacecraft. Adaptive Launch Solutions was the principal subcontractor on the USSF Launch Manifest System Integrator (LMSI) Contract.

The flight system comprised an adapter plate, isolators, and canisterized dispensers carrying the TDO-3 & 4 small satellites. These government-sponsored payloads supplied critical experimental data demonstrating space warfighting flexibility through expedited integration and swap-out of satellites late in processing.

The SBIRS Geo-5 mission showed that capability by holding two qualified, compatible rideshare satellite vehicles ready for substitution as late as two weeks before launch. Against a traditional satellite integration timeline of roughly 24 months, it is a further example of ALS and the U.S. Space Force driving integration flexibility and responsiveness into National Security Space planning.