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Army Weighs Ring of CubeSats in Next Satellite Demonstration

Monday, September 26th, 2016

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The Army is considering a demonstration constellation comprised of a ring of small satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for telecommunications services.The potential constellation, known as the Army Global on the Move Satcom (ARGOS) system, would prove out an Army science and technology experiment, determining if such a system would be practical for filling telecommunications infrastructure gaps for Defense Department ground forces.The Army has conducted two other satellite demonstrations in the recent past. In 2010, the Army Space and Missile…

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