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Engine Snags Delay Air Force Satellite Orbit By Months

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Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force's first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite could be at least seven months behind schedule in reaching its intended orbit after an engine shut down prematurely after a successful launch. David Madden, the military satellite communications systems wing program director at the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center, told reporters yesterday military and industry officials are crafting plans to send the satellite to its desired orbit next summer, instead of this…

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