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Air Force’s 10th Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Prepped for Launch

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, February 28th, 2019

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Air Force’s 10th Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Prepped for Launch

The Air Force and ULA launch WGS-9 on March 18, 2017 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Photo: ULA.

The Air Force’s tenth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite has been placed aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket to be launched next month, ULA said Feb. 27. The military communications satellite was hoisted aboard the rocket Tuesday, the alliance said in a Wednesday release. ULA is a joint launch venture between Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT]. The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (AFSMC) said Wednesday that the launch is currently scheduled for March 13…

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