Boeing [BA] announced Mar. 3 that the Air Force accepted control of the third Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) military communications satellite on March 1, after the spacecraft passed several weeks of rigorous on-orbit tests. WGS is the U.S. Department of Defense's highest-capacity satellite communications system. WGS-3 completes the initial constellation of three spacecraft, which will provide broadband communications to every theater of operation around the world. "Knowledge is power, especially on the battlefield, where the ability to quickly communicate large…
3rd Boeing-Built WGS Satellite Passes On-Orbit Tests
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