The Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) B10 satellite completed 15 years on orbit, 50 percent more than its 10-year design life, builder Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. The entire DSCS constellation, which provides secure and reliable communications service to the warfighter, will surpass 200 years of cumulative on-orbit service erly next year, the largest total operational experience of any U.S. military communications satellite constellation, according to Lockheed. The company designed and built 14 DSCS spacecraft for the Military Satellite Communications…
Defense Satellite Communications System Satellite Reaches 15 Years On Orbit, More Than 10-Year Design
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