MUOS-4 encapsulated in its protective launch vehicle fairing for its Aug. 31, 2015 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. United Launch Alliance Photo
Fourth MUOS Satellite Prepares for Launch
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Navy Accepts Third Next Generation MUOS Communications Satellite
The third MUOS satellite before its January 2015 launch. Lockheed Martin Photo
The Navy has accepted the third satellite of a next generation military communication constellation that promises to bring smart phone-like data rates to deployed troops, maker Lockheed Martin announced this week. Read More
Navy Next Generation Communications Satellite Launch Successful
The MUOS-3 satellite launched on Jan. 20, 2014. US Navy Photo
A Navy next generation communication satellite successfully rode an Atlas V rocket into orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. on Tuesday, according to the service. Read More
Navy Preps for Next Generation Communications Satellite Launch
A payload fairing containing the Navy’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) 2 satellite is mated to an Atlas V rocket in 2013. US Navy Photo
The latest satellite in the Navy’s new communication network is set to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. on Jan. 20, the service announced on Wednesday. Read More
Lockheed, Coast Guard Tackling Problem of Arctic Communication
Amy Sun, an advanced program lead for Lockheed-Martin, adjusts a UHF antenna aboard USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) while underway near Alaska on Aug. 10, 2014.
Most naval tasks in the Arctic has always been difficult — and not just because of the cold. The region is one of the least charted int he world and the infrastructure is limited. Read More
Navy’s Next Generation Communications Satellite Launches Amidst Murky Future
An Atlas V rocket launches the Navy’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) 2 satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. on July 19, 2013. US Navy Photo via NASA
The Navy has successfully launched its second satellite as part of its Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), designed to provide U.S. troops and allies with higher bandwidth communications options, according to the service.
On Friday, an Atlas V rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. to send the second of five planned Lockheed Martin-built satellites in the MUOS constellation into orbit.
The launch comes, however, amidst a dispute in Italy over one of the four planned ground stations and a lack of next-generation radios able to utilize the higher bandwidth features of the new systems.
