US Space Force delays launch of first-ever next-gen missile warning satellite

The US's Space Force has delayed the launch of its first-ever Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infared spacecraft until next spring - despite expectations for it to be delivered sometime this year. It is one of two Lockheed Martin-built satellites designed to provide early missile-warning capabilities from geosynchronous Earth orbit as part of the Next-Gen OPIR GEO program. More

(Source: Daily Express - Jun 13)