Second SBIRS HEO Payload Achieves TI Operational Acceptance from NSG: "The National System for Geospatial Intelligence announced recently that the second Space Based Infrared System Highly Elliptical Orbit payload and associated ground system has been operationally accepted for the Technical Intelligence mission.
'With the successful completion of HEO-2 TI Mission Acceptance, we applaud the efforts of AFSPC, the SBIRS Wing, and the system developers supporting this effort,' said John Sherman, NSG OPIR program director. 'Due to the dedication and support of these organizations to the TI mission, the NSG can take full advantage of these essential capabilities.'
This completes an extensive planning, testing and coordination effort between the NSG, Air Force Space Command, and SMC's SBIRS Wing. These activities allowed the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, on behalf of the NSG, to validate that SBIRS meets the TI Community's need for accurate, timely, reliable and unambiguous TI data for use in intelligence production."
