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ULA Delays MUOS-5 Launch Indefinitely

Monday, April 11th, 2016

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ULA Delays MUOS-5 Launch Indefinitely

Artist's rendering of a Navy Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite. (Image: Lockheed Martin)

The fifth Atlas V Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite launch has been indefinitely delayed because of the continuing investigation into the previous launch, provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) said Friday.Originally scheduled to take place on May 5 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., MUOS-5 is the final unit in the Navy’s new constellation of satellites for beyond-the-line-of-sight communication. MUOS is replacing the Ultra High Frequency Follow-On Systems constellation and is designed to offer over 10 times greater communications capability.Air…

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