
A U.S. Navy official expressed optimism Nov. 2 that the service will ultimately be able to use the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) communications satellite, which experienced a glitch in its orbit-raising propulsion system in June.The satellite will not reach its intended final place in space, but it has achieved a “roughly” geosynchronous orbit where it is expected to provide at least some “operational utility,” said Rear Adm. Christian “Boris” Becker, program executive officer for command, control, communications, computers…