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Navy Accepts MUOS-3 Communications Satellite

Pat Host

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015

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Navy Accepts MUOS-3 Communications Satellite

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

The Navy has accepted the third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-3) communications satellite following successful completion of on-orbit testing, according to prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT].MUOS-3, launched Jan. 20, is now being relocated to its on-orbit operational slot in preparation for operational acceptance now that on-orbit testing is complete, the company said in a statement. MUOS works like a smartphone network in space, vastly improving secure satellite communications (SATCOM) for mobile United States forces, according to the Navy, which didn’t…

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